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Silver and chonta-wood cross, Spanish Colonial, 1750.

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Silver and chonta-wood cross, Spanish Colonial, 1750.
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Silver and chonta-wood cross, Spanish Colonial, 1750, very rare. 47.5 grams, 6" x 3¼". A large wooden cross with small silver Christ figure and several silver bands, also with skull and crossbones below Jesus' feet in reference to Golgotha, the hill where Christ was crucified and buried, but also symbolic of victory over death (yet of course better known today as the symbol favored by pirates), the chonta-wood composition believed to protect against evil (according to Inca tradition), the whole artifact in perfectly preserved condition, very dark, with loop at top for wearing. Found in Peru.