Prayer nut
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prayer-nut-170-17134927
title:
Prayer nut
text:
Prayer nuts or Prayer beads are very small 16th century Gothic boxwood miniature sculptures, mostly originating from the north of today's Holland. They are typically detachable and open into halves of highly detailed and intricate Christian religious scenes. Their size varies between the size of a walnut and a golf ball. They are mostly the same shape, decorated with carved openwork Gothic tracery and flower heads. Most are 2–5 cm in diameter and designed so they could be held in the palm of a h
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encyclopedia
description:
16th-century rosary bead, generally made of carved boxwood, sometimes enclosed in metal casing
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer_nut
date created:
2017-02-20T18:44:09Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T06:16:08Z
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image:
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