Pectoral (Encolpion)

Description This pectoral pendant was worn by an ecclesiastic, most probably a bishop. The circular hollow on its front originally contained a carved cameo (or another similar object) with an image of the Virgin Orans or of a saint.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
9/18/1951	Treatment	cleaned

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1930