Prayer bead in form of the Virgin's head with interior scenes of Carrying of the Cross (upper scene); Crucifixion with the Swoon of the Virgin (lower scene)

Crucifixion of Christ between the two thieves in the central compartment, set before a vaulted space with four traceried windows. Numerous figures fill the fore- and middle-ground including the Virgin fainting at the foot of the cross with St John the Evangelist and Mary Magdalene and six figures on horseback, including Longinus and Stephaton. In the vault above the Cross, almost obscured by the foliate border of the frame, is the half-length figure of God the Father.

Lower capsule: St. George, mounted, slays the dragon while the princess looks on; Upper capsule is empty

Upper scene: seated Virgin and Child; Lower scene: St. John the Evangelist holding a chalice and a host (?)

Upper scene: Crucifixion with Abraham and Isaac in left background, sacrifice of Isaac in right background; Lower scene: Brazen Serpent with scene of Cain killing Abel in left background

Upper scene: Expulsion of the Money Changers from the Temple; lower scene: Entry into Jerusalem

Crucifixion with the Swoon of the Virgin (upper), Carrying of the Cross (lower)

Partial decade rosary with three scenes from the Life of Christ on each bead, including Bead 1: Annunciation; Bead 2: Flight into Egypt; Bead 3: Noli Me Tangere; Bead 4: Crucifixion; Bead 5: Pietà; the Virgin and Child are carved in relief on the ring

Upper scene: Expulsion of the Money Changers from the Temple; lower scene: Entry into Jerusalem

In the upper scene, Christ on the cross appears above the altar while St. Gregory (504-640?), one of the four Latin fathers of the Catholic Church, is saying mass. The miracle signifies the doctrine of transubstantiation (the real presence of Christ in the bread and wine of communion).

In the lower scene, angels crown Mary the Virgin of the Rosary.

from Smith College website