Gold pendant with table cut rock crystals, Spain or Italy 17th century

A gold and enamel devotional pendant set with table cut rock crystals.

Spanish or Italian, 17th century.

Measures 5.4 x 3 x 0.8cm.

The pendant is pierced and decorated with blood from the wounds of Christ, an enamelled cross protrudes from the letter’s ‘IHS’, beneath this is a heart pierced with three nails from the crucifixion. The front of the pendant is set with twenty-eight table cut rock crystals. The reverse of the pendant is set with a piece of aventurine glass in a carved dogs tooth setting.