Prayer Nut with Scenes from the Life of St. James the Greater

Adam Dircksz

Cleveland Museum of Art

Brown wooden prayer nut with two hinged panels. The top panel shows a circle of raised figures surrounded by text. The bottom panel depicts a similar circular scene with people and objects; the circle is surrounded by text. The object has a central hinge and thick protruding edges on both sides of each panel. The background of the image is gray with a shadow cast by the object. The prayer nut appears to be a religious object, specifically, it depicts Scenes from the Life of St. James the Greater by Adam Dircksz.