DepartmentLatin America
Virgen del Carmen and Virgen de la Merced relicario
NameReliquary
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Dateearly-mid 19th c
Place madeCuzco, Cuzco, Peru, South America
MediumHuamanga stone, paint, silver
Dimensions1 9/16 × 1 3/16 × 1/2 in. (4 × 3 × 1.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Linda Alexander, A.2020.25.19
Object numberA.2020.25.19
ProvenancePurchased by donor in Cusco, Peru in 1992
DescriptionMiniature reliquary of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and the Virgen del Carmen encased in a incised oval silver frame.
Artist Not Recorded
Late 19th - early 20th century
Artist Not Recorded
Late 19th - ea 20th century
