Chain
Physical Object
1986.008.1499g
Nuestra Señora de Atocha (1622)
circa 1620
Length of chain which was connected to 1986.008.1499e. One of 11 pieces (see also 1986.008.1499a--f, h--k). Part of a mirror frame or reliquary. Reliquaries are containers or shrines which are designed to hold sacred objects. Sacred objects fall into orders, ranging from bones or hair of saints, to articles they have worn or used, objects associated with miracles, and others.