The Attarouthi Treasure - Chalice
#2710500–650
Silver and gilded silver
Whakaahuatanga
With a youthful Christ with a cruciform halo, a deacon saint with censer (probably Saint Stephen), a youthful saint with staff, the Virgin Mary in orant pose, a military saint in armor killing a dragon (Saint George ?), and a long-haired Saint John the Forerunner, under arcades
Inscribed in Greek: Of Saint Stephen of the village of Attaroutha
2710. The Attarouthi Treasure - Chalice
Additional Information
- Ngā Ahu
- Overall: 9 9/16 x 6 5/8 in. (24.3 x 16.8 cm); Diam. of foot: 3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm); Diam. of knop: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Capacity of cup: 2100 ml
- Whiwhinga
- Purchase, Rogers Fund and Henry J. and Drue E. Heinz Foundation, Norbert Schimmel and Lila Acheson Wallace Gifts, 1986
- Tau Whakauru
- 1986.3.1