Chalice of Archbishop Monroy
Description Rome, Ca. 1685. Gilded silver One of the most outstanding sacred vessels of the Cathedral Treasure is the so-called Chalice of Archbishop Monroy, whose weapons appear on a silver plate added after the creation of this piece, likely made in one of the...
Cape of the Apostle Saint James
Description Salamanca, Juan de Figueroa, 1704. Silver, gilded silver and gemstones. In 1211, on the occasion of the solemn consecration of the Compostela Cathedral, Master Mateo completed his project in the cathedral with a seated image of Saint James that followed...
Cross of Ordoño II
Description León, Attributed to a Rhineland workshop active in the city. Ca. 1060 Gold and cedarwood. It might be an offering of the kings Ferdinand I and Sancha around the year 1060, although at the time it was believed to be an earlier offering of Ordoño II, hence...
Cross with rinceau
Description Rhineland workshop, Ca. 1065. Gilded and embossed silver and cedarwood The decoration engraved on the gilded silver sheet with “S” shaped rinceaux that runs throughout the piece has provided the cross its name. This cross belongs approximately to the time...