Unknown Unknown

Exhibited by Deborah Elvira

Material Gold, enamel, rock crystal, oil on copper, bone, and textile on paper

Dimensions 5 x 2,5 x 2,5 cm

Place of Creation Italy

Price Price available upon enquiry

Status Vetted

About the Work

A fine gold reliquary with a bone fragment of Mary Magdalene on one side and an exquisite miniature of the Saint on the other, covered with a rock crystal lid that can be opened. The rock crystal is faceted, masterly cut as a star on the miniature side, giving the illusion of sunbeams coming out of the Saint’s body when hit by daylight, and nevertheless allowing to see perfectly the painting through any of its facets. The piece is finely enameled in black on the octogonal perimeter and surmounted with a black and blue flower.