SILVER CRUCIFIX WITH A JASPER BACKGROUND

A rare devotional crucifix, featuring a cross made of jasper panels set on a slate core, within a moulded gilded bronze frame. Rocaille cartouches, rays, the dead Christ and the titulus in applied silver.
Italy, Rome, 18th century.
Height: 52.5 cm – Width: 28 cm
(Damage, losses and restorations)