CHALICE
Creator(s): Kuz'ma Ivanovich Konov (Silversmith)
Currently in storage
About this object
Small chalice with niello in striations, sometimes wavy, sometimes zigzag, mostly horizontal between four medalions around the bowl. These are of Christ, Mother of God, John the Baptist and Cross of Golgotha. At the base are four saints, most likely the four Evangelists.
- Object name:
- CHALICE
- Made from:
- Niello -- silver
- Made in:
- Moscow, Russia
- Date made:
- 1908-1917
- Size:
- H. 8 7/16 in., Dia. 4 1/2 in.
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 13.182.1
- Signature marks:
- mark KK for Kuz'ma Ivanovich Konov mark delta inscription Primite istochnika Bezsmertnogo/vkusite telo khristovo Translation: "accept this source of eternity,/ taste the body of Christ"
- Credit line:
- Museum Purchase, 1997