Chalice

16th century

Not on view

This chalice made of silver was used during the celebration of the Eucharist to serve the consecrated wine. It was produced by the Spanish silversmith Diego Muñoz, whose maker’s mark appears between the medallions on the vessel’s foot. A second mark, showing an aqueduct surmounted by a bust and the letters SECO below, belongs to the town of Segovia. According to the inscription engraved on the rim of the foot, the chalice once was "the property of the chapel of Señor Pero Lopez, son of the deceased Lord Rodrigo Lopez."

Artwork Details

Title: Chalice
Artist: Diego Muñoz
Date: 16th century
Geography: Made in Segovia, Spain
Culture: Spanish
Medium: Silver-gilt
Dimensions: Overall: 9 1/16 x 6 5/16 in. (23 x 16 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1950
Object Number: 50.181
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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