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When these are closed, the outer panels, recessed within moulded frames, depict crudely engraved scenes representing <i>Christ in the Well of Pity</i> (front) and <i>St. James the Great</i> (back), both on hatched grounds.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"silver","id":"AAT11029"},{"text":"gold","id":"AAT11021"}],"techniques":[{"text":"engraving","id":"AAT53829"},{"text":"gilding","id":"AAT53789"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Silver, silver gilt","categories":[{"text":"Jewellery","id":"THES48930"},{"text":"Metalwork","id":"THES48920"},{"text":"Religion","id":"THES48900"},{"text":"Christianity","id":"THES48978"},{"text":"Personal accessories","id":"THES48912"},{"text":"Europeana Fashion Project","id":"THES265804"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"MET","id":"THES48599"},"images":["2006AC4090","2006AC4027"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"010","id":"THES407833"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Diptych pendant","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Germany","id":"x28873"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":"Northern"}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1400 - 1450","earliest":"1400-01-01","latest":"1450-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"2.7","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"4.2","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"open","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"1.9","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"closed","note":""},{"dimension":"Depth","value":"1.1","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Pendant diptych, silver and gilded silver, with applied cast figures of St George and St Catherine, and engraved images of St James the Great and Christ as Man of Sorrows. 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Often they were intricate and delicate.\r\nThese eleven items were personal possessions. Many were made before pockets were commonplace. Some were used in the workplace, some at home and some on the road. \r\nMany have cases as stylish as the objects they protect. These cases came in a range of materials, from expensive ivory and sharkskin to cheaper leather and wood. Their decoration shows the same designs that adorn silver, ceramics and textiles.\r\nAll these objects give us interesting insights into work, leisure and social etiquette\r\n\r\n9 DIPTYCH PENDANT\r\nGold and silver\r\nGermany, 1400-50\r\nA diptych is formed of two hinged panels that open like a book. This example could be worn around the neck as a devotional pendant for use in private prayer. 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