Chalice

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Title Chalice

Date 14th century

Medium Gilt bronze

Dimensions Base: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Overall: 7 in. (17.8 cm)
rim diameter: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)

Credit Line Gift of Mathias Komor, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 62.264

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The scalloped edges of this Sienese chalice evoke the form of a flower. Chalices like this one hold wine in the celebration of the Eucharist—the sacrament commemorating Christ’s sacrifice on the cross—during the Catholic mass.

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"Chalice | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2024. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=62.264