Devotional Plaque, Immaculate Conception. Bronze. Spanish School, 17th Century.

Devotional plaque, Immaculate Conception. Bronze. Spanish School, 17th century.
Bronze devotional plaque with a roundel at the top and an oval shape with a relief on the front. It depicts the Virgin Mary on a crescent moon, surrounded by light, her hands joined in prayer and surrounded by the Franciscan cord (eight knots) that connects this medal to the Franciscan order. Four winged angel heads appear in the corners. This iconography and representation have been common on devotional plaques and medals since the Baroque period (similar examples are preserved in institutions such as the Lázaro Galdiano Museum, etc.)
Weight: 122 grams. - Dimensions: 7.5 x 0.4 x 11.7 cm.