Leilão Bidspirit | Silver filigree reliquary cross. Colonial


Silver filigree reliquary cross. Colonial work. Viceroyalty of Peru or Cuba. Late 17th century. - Interesting cross, which has two access points to the interior in the form of small doors. There is an oval shaped one in the centre and another in the lower central part. Silver filigree decoration form compositions of flowers and palm leaves. This cross has similarities to the work done on the 17th century chalice kept at the Museo Arzobispal in Santiago, Guatemala. 27,5 x 17 x 9 cm.