Prayer nuts or Prayer beads (Dutch: Gebedsnoot) are very small 16th century Gothic boxwood miniature sculptures, mostly originating from the north of today's Holland. They are typically detachable and open into halves of highly detailed and intricate Christian religious scenes.
Prayer nuts or Prayer beads (Dutch: Gebedsnoot) are very small 16th century Gothic boxwood miniature sculptures, mostly originating from the north of today's Holland. They are typically detachable and open into halves of highly detailed and intricate Christian religious scenes.
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