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Cup

cup 900–1100 CE; stem, base, and mounts ca. 1655–60
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 300
Byzantine luxury goods such as this hardstone cup were greatly coveted in western Europe. The cup was one of several Byzantine objects acquired by Louis XIV of France, whose artisans fitted it with an ornate foot.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cup
  • Date: cup 900–1100 CE; stem, base, and mounts ca. 1655–60
  • Culture: Byzantine (cup) and French, Paris (stem, base, and mounts)
  • Medium: Sardonyx, gold, enamel, gem
  • Dimensions: Overall: 4 7/8 × 5 1/8 × 2 7/8 in. (12.4 × 13 × 7.3 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.190.594
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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