λ A CARVED MOTHER-OF-PEARL SHELL PLAQUE
Jerusalem, Holy Land, 19th century

Of typical rounded shape, the front deeply carved with Christian scenes, in the centre a circular medallion illustrating the Last Supper and inscribed Bethlehem, surrounded by ten roundels with scenes from the life of Christ from the Annunciation all the way to the Crucifixion, the roundels resting against an openwork ground of interlocking vegetal sprays and floral trellis, the back plain, 18.2cm x 18cm.

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