Casket

This small filigree gold box from the Augustinian Convent of Graça, in Lisbon, is one of the most admirable Indian works of the 16th century. It was sent to Lisbon by D. Filipa de Vilhena, widow of Matias de Albuquerque, 16th Vice-King of India (1591-1597), and offered to the Chapel of the Augustinian Convent, following a testamentary vow of her husband.