prayer nut
16th-century rosary bead, generally made of carved boxwood, sometimes enclosed in metal casing
Prayer Bead with the Crucifixion and Jesus before Pilate
prayer nut with arms of a prominent couple from Delft in the Netherlands (Eewert Jansz van Bleiswick and Erkenraad Dircksdr van Groenewegen)
Prayer Bead with Jesus Carrying the Cross and the Crucifixion
prayer nut in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Prayer Bead with the Adoration of the Magi and the Crucifixion
prayer nut in the Metropolitan Museum of Art