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Royal Gold Cup
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The Royal Gold Cup or Saint Agnes Cup is a solid gold covered cup lavishly decorated with enamel and pearls. It was made for the French royal family at the end of the 14th century, and later belonged
The Royal Gold Cup, 23.6 cm high, 17.8 cm across at its widest point; weight 1.935 kg, British Museum. Saint Agnes appears to her friends in a vision.
The Royal Gold Cup, 23.6 cm high, 17.8 cm across at its widest point; weight 1.935 kg, British Museum. Saint Agnes appears to her friends in a vision.
The coronation of Charles VI of France in 1380
The coronation of Charles VI of France in 1380
John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, kneeling, was the first English owner of the cup. Detail from a miniature by the Bedford Master
John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, kneeling, was the first English owner of the cup. Detail from a miniature by the Bedford Master
The Somerset House Conference representatives in August 1604; Spanish on the left, English on the right. The Constable of Castile is nearest the windo
The Somerset House Conference representatives in August 1604; Spanish on the left, English on the right. The Constable of Castile is nearest the window on the left.
Chalice
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A chalice is a drinking cup raised on a stem with a foot or base. Although it is a technical archaeological term, in modern parlance the word is now used almost exclusively for the cups used in Christ
Royal Gold Cup
…The inside of the cover has a circular enamel medallion with worked gold borders, showing a half-length Christ making a blessing gesture and holding a chalice with a host inside. Around him is a sun-like aureole in red. Below the two added cylinders on the stem, the four traditional symbols of the Evangelists…
Late medieval chalice in silver-gilt with enamels of Saints and Scenes from the Life of Christ
Late medieval chalice in silver-gilt with enamels of Saints and Scenes from the Life of Christ
Fresco of a female figure holding a chalice at an early Christian Agape feast. Catacomb of Saints Marcellinus and Peter, Via Labicana, Rome
Fresco of a female figure holding a chalice at an early Christian Agape feast. Catacomb of Saints Marcellinus and Peter, Via Labicana, Rome
Silver chalice in the museum of the Romanian Orthodox Archbishopy of the Vad, Feleac, and Cluj
Silver chalice in the museum of the Romanian Orthodox Archbishopy of the Vad, Feleac, and Cluj
Chalice with the inscription: "Sanguis meus vere est potus" ('My blood is drink indeed'; John 6:55), made for the church St John the Baptist in Salina
Chalice with the inscription: "Sanguis meus vere est potus" ('My blood is drink indeed'; John 6:55), made for the church St John the Baptist in Salinas, Spain. Silver-gilt, 1549