Reliquary Saint Agatha of Sicily – A Rare Piece. A magnificent miniature convent work depicting Saint Agatha of Sicily. Is under glass, adorned with colorful embossed paper and shows to the middle a fine. Hand colored engraving of the saint holding breasts on a plate – one of her attributes. The edges of the reliquary are adorned with paper showing thousands embossed beads. Saint Agatha is the patron saint of breast cancer patients, martyrs, wet nurses, bell-founders. The condition is good t very good, some fine dents to the paper inside lower edge. Miniature size: 3.2 x 2.5 inches. Be sure to enlarge and zoom the images for a close up view. Please view all pictures for condition. We have been in business 25 years & travel to. Please check with us often to view our latest listings. Thank you for looking. Please feel free to ask any questions & I will be happy to answer them.




