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Gold-plated silver Columbus statue for religious processionals, ex-1715 Fleet.

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Gold-plated silver Columbus statue for religious processionals, ex-1715 Fleet.
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Gold-plated silver Columbus statue for religious processionals, ex-1715 Fleet. approx. 17 inches tall and 2.8 lbs (total) Research and careful reassembly (per the accompanying photo) revealed that this fascinating artifact, consisting of three main parts and several small pieces (as found), the main part filled with encrustation, is a three-tiered gold vermeil sacramental with Columbus statue at top of a type used in religious processions in the streets of Spanish colonial cities in the Americas. The use of Columbus on a New World church relic is not unusual, as the Spanish culture revered him as the original vehicle for spreading Christianity in the Americas. The accompanying certificate states it was found in the "Cabin Wreck" area in 1978-80 along with a six-foot gold rosary and three rings, which were all shown to and reviewed by Mel and Deo Fisher in 1990. XRF results: 67.50% gold, 30.88% silver. From the 1715 Fleet, with Sedwick photo-certificate from 2008 and Karen McKee certificate from 2007.