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The Attarouthi Treasure - Chalice
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This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 300
The stars probably represent the star of Bethlehem that announced Christ's birth, the crosses the manner of his death. They are symbols of the birth and death of Christ, events commemorated in the Eucharist for which these chalices were made.
Inscription: [in Greek:] Of [ the Church of ] Saint John of the village of Attarouthi
[ Elias Bustros, Beirut (by 1940)]; [ Sleiman Abou Taam, Beirut and Switzerland (1965–1986)]
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