The Three Marys Seeking Jesus

Silk and metallic threads; .33 carat tourmaline, .28 carat garnet both prong-set in sterling silver; 10 coral beads, 44 freshwater pearls, glass beads.  Average 500 stitches per square inch. 22.5 x 17.5 cm

Adaptation from the Pericope Book of Heinrich II, made for Munich’s Bamberg cathedral,  ca 1007 CE

Anne Beversdorf, 2011