Monstrance
Object type: Monstrance
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Peruvian, probably Lima
Artist: Diego de Atienza
Artist bio: Spanish, born Luja (present-day Ecuador) 1610, active in Lima by 1645
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: Spanish
Date: 1646/9
Medium: Silver gilt with enamel, cast, chased, and engraved
Dimensions: Height: 22 1/2 in. (57.2 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit line: The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
Accession year: 1932