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The Archangel Michael
Maker: Unknown
Branched red coral, carved in relief in the form of a winged figure of the Archangel Michael, who wears a plumed helmet, tunic, breastplate(?), billowing cloak and long, sandle-like boots. He holds an orb and cross in his left hand and a sword aloft in his right as he stands upon the legs of the vanquished Devil, who lies curved beneath his feet. The faun-like Devil has a horned head and goat's legs and hooves. His right hand points upwards towards the angel's right leg. His left hand rests on, or holds, below his head, the body of a curved snake that extends from behind the Devil’s left arm; its dog-like head in profile below the Devil’s own.
On the back, inset into the coral in two places, are two damaged gold-alloy mounts (a hinge-plate, above, and a catch-plate, below; both broken and incomplete) for a vertical hinged brooch-pin, now missing. The hinge-plate has remnants of silver-copper alloy on top, probably silver solder. In separate case (A).
History note: For possible earlier provenance, see Free field (public) ; Frank Smart Collection; T.J.G. Duncanson, MA, Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Given by T.J.G. Duncanson
Height: 13.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1930-02-14) by Duncanson, T. J. G.
17th Century-18th Century#
Circa
1600
-
1800
Part
composed of
gold alloy
( Two broken fittings from missing brooch pin, on reverse. The colour suggests gold-copper alloy, probably 9ct gold.
The upper mount additionally has remnants of silver solder (silver-copper alloy).
Both mounts are adhered to the reverse with old discoloured adhesive, perhaps animal glue.)
coral
Coral
Silver Solder
Accession number: M.73 & A-1930
Primary reference Number: 119034
Old object number: M.2-1930
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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