This circa 1950's vintage pilgrimage rosary is made of undyed genuine salmon coral beads rosary. It is assembled using silvered brass metal and is marked Jerusalem at the back of the crucifix. It features the image of the ecce homo or the suffering Jesus Christ and the Sorrowful Blessed Mother. Once a part of somebody's spiritual journey, it is waiting for a new custodian to take care of it or to continue its journey and its prayers.

Ecce Homo means in Latin "Behold the man" and were the words used by Pontius Pilate when he presented a scourged Jesus Christ, bound and crowned with thorns to a hostile crowd shortly before his Crucifixion. This scene has been depicted in many medieval paintings and also incorporated in many antique rosaries. It is most fitting that this scene will be incorporated in the making of pilgrimage rosaries when a pilgrim aspires to spiritually experience Jesus' sufferring in Jerusalem.

Please take the time to study this vintage pilgrimage rosary:


Crucifix: is made with an Art Nouveau influence. It is decorated with grape leaves and fruit on the four ends of the cross. The reverse side is marked: 'JERUSALEM'. The bottom part of the crucifix on the reverse side has oxidised. Corpus is cast with the crucifix. Size: 4cm x 2.5cm


Links: are made of silvered brass metal. All links are soldered. 


Beads: are made of genuine undyed coral beads. They have the natural traits of a genuine coral like natural pores, striations and inclusions as well as uneven natural salmon colour. These coral beads are not bright in colour but a subtle salmon orange in colour. Kindly examine pictures. Today, most modern coral beads are dyed. 
Size of Ave beads: 5mm
Size of Pater beads: 7mm


Center Medal: is a triangular silvered medal. It features the sorrowful Blessed Mother adorned with two roses on each side above her head. The reverse side features the image of Ecce Homo, Jesus in suffering with a crown of thorns. 


Length laid flat: 40 cm or 15 6/8 inches long
59 beads




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To get an idea of the size of the rosary, kindly be guided by the following: Small: up to 15 inches long; Medium: 16 to 19 inches long; Large: 20 to 25 inches long; Huge: over 25 inches long. The rosary’s length is measured laid flat on table as if hanging on a nail.

All jewelry are cleaned and will be cleaned again for you before sending.

Note that the 10 cents coin featured in the listings is 23mm or 2.3 cm in size.

Since my promo is out of the normal system of ebay selling and to get your 10% discount, the easiest way to avail of it is to pay the full price, then I will refund your discount including excess postage via Paypal. This ensures you have bought your item. I will confirm refund amount to you and said amount will be reflected in your Paypal account at least within 3 working days. There is a very negligible fee to process this. Kindly email me upon purchase to know the full amount of your discount.

Alternatively, you can email me for EACH ITEM you want BEFORE purchase so I can edit the prices with the corresponding discount and combine postage but you may risk missing out on the item in case somebody buys the item ahead of you.

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Rosaries will be mailed via registered mail with tracking and signature only. Non-rosary items like buttons are quoted in ordinary postage. If you want a registered postage/delivery for non-rosary items, kindly let me know. Please note that there is no pick-up of items but only delivery through the post.

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Best of all, please buy with confidence. Many of the items I am selling now are part of my collection for decades. They represent my lifetime’s collection. The majority of them are a one-off piece and if there are duplicates, it would be in small number. I have now decided to part with and share them to those who would love them as much as I did.

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