Scallop shells are symbols of Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land. The best construction I can think to put on this is a Crusader reference. It...
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Am I wrong, or is the G upside down?
Excellent photo. Maybe another member will have some thoughts. I only know the subject. There are many copies, ancient & modern. Yours appears...
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/259522 FF may be a foundry mark.
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O110508/reliquary-duran-martin/ https://www.europeana.eu/portal/en/record/90402/BK_16997.html Just for...
@Aquitaine Was this your question? A reliquary is an object for safely holding & often displaying a relic, some tangible bit believed to have...
If she is meant to be this Felicia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felicitas_of_Rome the presentation is not very consistent with the martyred...
So is the N compared to the serif style of most of the other letters. It's a 'Greek' E, epsilon. My feeling is script is pseudo-Medieval Latin....
The little coral piece is significantly older than the others, I believe. In my experience those covered convex backs are early Victorian or...
Where would the relic be held? Is there a compartment somewhere? I had that immediate impression too, although can also see a melting anchor or...
A bare-breasted Vestal?
Yes, for the faceted stones.
Saint Felicia, for the obvious.
Chrysoprase, I think.
I don't know how Echo of the Dreamer jewelry is marked, but they do use silver & semi-precious stones. As komo said, this is an amethyst crystal...
This looks to be the sort of thing I was describing. [IMG] [IMG] Seller IDs it as shell, even though background clearly is not.
I don't think either of them has it in their possession; they are trying to guess from photos. With it in hand there would probably be little...
Thought it was the dark closets that held the appeal.
Studs?
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