Elements from a necklace.Made in Spain (Granada), about 1475-1525 (Nasrid period).Inscribed in Latan (onpendant): "Hail Mary, full of grace"..These necklace elements, excavated at Granada sometime before 1916, represent the work of a virtuoso goldsmith who combined the techniques of fiiligree (openwork designs in fine gold wire), granulation (clustered spheres of gold), and cloisonne enamel. The salutation of the archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary inscribed on the center pendant indicates that the necklace was made dor a Christian, while other fine pieces attributed to the same workshop (including harness ornaments and a Torah shield) were clearly commissioned by patrons belonging to medieval Spain's other majot religions.
