Frame

Accession Number1986.008.1499b

VesselNuestra Señora de Atocha (1622)

Datecirca 1620

DescriptionLarge, interior section of mirror frame (1986.008.1499a). Fragments of whatever it contained are still attached. One of 11 pieces (see also 1986.008.1499c--k). The frame could also be the remains of a reliquary. Reliquaries are containers or shrines which are designed to hold sacred objects. Sacred objects fall into orders, ranging from bones or hair of saints, to articles they have worn or used, objects associated with miracles, and others. Photographed with1986.008.1499a,e,f.