Relicario with scenes of the Holy Family and Saint Michael the Archangel

Unknown South American, South American

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18th century

Silver, crystal, paper, wood with polychromy and gilding

Overall: 2 3/8 × 1 11/16 in. (6.1 × 4.3 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund

2025.21

Geography

Place Made: South America

Period

1600-1800

Object Name

Pendant

Research Area

Americas

Not on view

Provenance

Collection of José Luis Pecker (1927-2007), before 2007; to Deborah Elvira, Oropesa del Mar, Spain, 2007; to Les Enluminures, before 2025; sold to present collection, 2025.

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