Adapted from an engraving by a german master active about 1450-67 and known only by his initials "e. S. ," the relief depicts the saint kneeling in submission to her pagan father as he prepares to behead her. In the 17th century, the mother-of-pearl medallion was incorporated into a silver mount and made into a pax, a liturgical object which was ceremonially kissed by the priest and then by the communicants during the mass. Date: circa 1480 (Late Medieval). Place of creation: Germany. Dimensions: 18.9 × 9.5 cm (7.4 × 3.7 in). Medium: gilded silver, mother-of-pearl. Collection: Walters Art Museum.
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