An Early Mexican Silver Pyx, Domingo de Orona, Mexico City, Circa 1566-72

An Early Mexican Silver Pyx, Domingo de Orona, Mexico City, Circa 1566-72

cylindrical, the sides cast with a repeated relief of profile cameos flanked by winged demi-dragons, the domed cover cast with a repeated design of arches enclosing stylized foliage topped by winged angel heads, this design echoed in the openwork gallery, urn finial raised on rayed disc, marked with maker’s mark, city mark, torre lacustre, all repeated on the cover

17 oz
528 g
diameter 4 ½ in.
11.4 cm

Condition Report:
General wear. Some lead at base rim underneath in one spot. Several splits in cover. Losses and repairs to tips of gallery. Cross finial removed.