The L8thC Anglo-Carolingian Tassilo Chalice, w/ Christ and evangelists, from Kremsmünster, Austria: http://www.medievalhistories.com/tassilo-chalice/amp/ …pic.twitter.com/V2WiidLfPC
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An E7thC Byzantine silver chalice found at Kurin, Syria; discovered with 22 other silver altar vessels in 1910: http://art.thewalters.org/detail/9463 pic.twitter.com/FfO1Q2izgC
The 8thC Ardagh Chalice, part of a hoard of objects found in the 19thC near Ardagh, Co. Limerick, Ireland: http://www.museum.ie/Archaeology/Exhibitions/Current-Exhibitions/The-Treasury/Gallery-1-Iron-Age-to-12th-Century/The-Ardagh-Chalice-(1) …pic.twitter.com/3LS57NdDY8
The L8th/E9thC Carolingian 'Lebuinus Chalice', silver & ivory, made in an imperial workshop: http://www.regiocanons.nl/beeld/Overijssel/Salland/Deventer/meer/_1000/6.3.jpg …pic.twitter.com/BDRjsswtku
A 10th-century crystal cup associated with Henry II of Germany (d. 1024), made in Fatimid Egypt & converted into chalice: http://www.residenz-muenchen.de/englisch/treasury/pic07.htm …pic.twitter.com/7eKYxsLbcr
I wonder what kind of stone they used for the heart inlays. It looks too greenish to be lapis lazuli.
Turquoise, I believe :)
Ah ha! That makes sense. Thank you!
A lot smaller than Tassilo cop. But with interesting details
Well that is just gorgeous
Beautiful.
Treasure used by Byzantine Empire to co-opt Clovis/Gaul into a resurgent Imperial territory.
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