Atocha Cross

The Atocha Cross, discovered 1982

Here is a detailed drawing and images of one of Atocha's most magnificent discoveries, an exquisite emerald cross with an intricately etched image of St. Anthony and Christ child and the Madonna and child. The amount of detail on this cross is astonishing. Discovered in 1982 by diver Frederick "Rico" Ingerson along with a matching emerald ring, it was found in an encrusted silver box with the initials ABL on the top. Gold and emeralds; 4½ × 2½ in.