Coral brooch carved with the Archangel Michael

An image of Brooch/The Archangel Michael. Unknown Maker. Coral, height 13.5 cm, circa 1600-1800. Italian. Production Notes: carved in relief the form of a winged figure of the Archangel Michael, armed with plumed helmet and breastplate, and billowing cloak. He holds the orb and cross in his left hand, and brandishes his sword in his right as he prepares to decapitate the Devil, who lies cuved round his feet with goat's legs and horned head, crowned with a snake. On the the back in two places is the setting for a pin or attachment to something else.

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Brooch/The Archangel Michael. Unknown Maker. Coral, height 13.5 cm, circa 1600-1800. Italian. Production Notes: carved in relief the form of a winged figure of the Archangel Michael, armed with plumed helmet and breastplate, and billowing cloak. He holds the orb and cross in his left hand, and brandishes his sword in his right as he prepares to decapitate the Devil, who lies cuved round his feet with goat's legs and horned head, crowned with a snake. On the the back in two places is the setting for a pin or attachment to something else.

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Accession Number: M.73 & A-1930
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 60
Camera: NIKON D800
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 672 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 419.16kB
Exposure time: 1/20
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2013:07:25 12:41:27

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17th Century 18th Century Archangel armour breastplate brooch carved coral cuirass Devil devils divine Fitz_AA Italian jewellery jewelry Lucifer male pink relief religion religious Saint Michael saints Satan serpent snake St Michael swords The Devil winged wings

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