Rare Pair of Indo-Portuguese Silver Mounted Wood Reliquaries
Rare Pair of Indo-Portuguese Silver Mounted Wood Reliquaries Rare Pair of Indo-Portuguese Silver Mounted Wood Reliquaries Rare Pair of Indo-Portuguese Silver Mounted Wood Reliquaries Rare Pair of Indo-Portuguese Silver Mounted Wood Reliquaries Rare Pair of Indo-Portuguese Silver Mounted Wood Reliquaries Rare Pair of Indo-Portuguese Silver Mounted Wood Reliquaries
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Rare Pair of Indo-Portuguese Silver Mounted Wood Reliquaries

DETAILS
A rare pair of antique, 19th century hammered and repousse sheet silver over wood altar decorations or reliquaries. The design is European Baroque style but made in the Goa area of Southern India. Altar decorations of this scale are difficult to find now.
PERIOD
19th century
DATE
Circa 1840
DIMENSIONS
Width 10.5 Depth 6 Height 26 inches
CONDITION
Note: missing some small silver pieces.
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