Andalusian reliquary, late 18th century.
"Archangel St. Michael".
Silver and vermeille silver, rock crystal.
With punches (probably from Martos, Jaén).
With marks of use.
Measures: 20 x 9 x 9 cm.
Reliquary in punched silver. It takes the form of a copulated chapel with grooves and finished off with a cross in whose glazed niche there is a statuette of Saint Michael the Archangel wearing his characteristic military attire. The display case is protected by a sheet of bevelled-edged rock-crystal and set in a moulded frame. The sides are decorated with the heads of seraphim whose bodies are metamorphosed into scrolls and acanthus.