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Chalice with Scenes of the Adoration of the Cross

6th–7th century
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
This chalice features two scenes of the Adoration of the Cross: on one side, two angels approach a stepped shrine containing a large jeweled cross, likely representing the cross at Golgotha. The fragmentary scene on the other side depicts a man facing the cross, arms raised in prayer.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Chalice with Scenes of the Adoration of the Cross
  • Date: 6th–7th century
  • Geography: Made in Syria or Byzantine Palestine
  • Medium: Glass
  • Dimensions: H: 5 7/8 in.; diam. at rim: 6 in. (H: 14.9 cm; diam. at rim: 15.3 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Byzantine Collection, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. (BZ.1937.21)
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters