Object Name
Artist/Maker
Object Type
Date
early 16th century
Medium
boxwood (possibly pear or sandalwood)
Credit Line
Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
Object Number
S280
Location
Not currently on display
Institution/Owner
External Link
Dimensions
Overall diameter: 5.1 cm (2 in.)
Description
Upper scene: Christ in the house of Mary and Martha with the 12 Apostles in the background; Lower scene: Noli Me Tangere with the Three Maries in the right background
Signature, Inscriptions, and Markings
Inscription
Carved Latin inscriptions:
MARTA MARTHA SOLICITA ES ET TVRBARIS ERGA PLVRIMA lucem X [around upper scene - Luke 10:40]
NOLI ME TANGERE NONDVM ENIM ESCENDI AD PATREM Jo XX [around lower scene - John 20:17]
OMNIA DAT DOMINVS NON HBET ERGO [around outer upper hemisphere]
QVIS DICET PVRVM EST COR MEVM pro : 20 [around outer lower hemisphere]
[source: Wallace Collection website]
MARTA MARTHA SOLICITA ES ET TVRBARIS ERGA PLVRIMA lucem X [around upper scene - Luke 10:40]
NOLI ME TANGERE NONDVM ENIM ESCENDI AD PATREM Jo XX [around lower scene - John 20:17]
OMNIA DAT DOMINVS NON HBET ERGO [around outer upper hemisphere]
QVIS DICET PVRVM EST COR MEVM pro : 20 [around outer lower hemisphere]
[source: Wallace Collection website]
Published References
James Gow Mann, Wallace Collection Catalogues: Sculpture (London: The Trustees of the Wallace Collection, 1931 with supplement 1981, pp 103-105)
Catalogue Raisonné
Romanelli 39
Provenance
Provenance
Nieuwerkeke Collection, Paris; acquired by Sir Richard Wallace 1871
Previous Owner(s)
Nieuwerkeke Collection
Sir Richard Wallace