Chalice of the Abbot Suger of Saint-Denis
Title
Chalice of the Abbot Suger of Saint-Denis
Title
Chalice of the Abbot Suger of Saint-Denis
Creation location
Cup created in Alexandria, Mounting created later in San-Denis, France
Date
2nd/1st BCE Cup, 1137-1140 BCE Mounting
Medium
Sardonyx cup with heavily gilded silver mounting, adorned with filigrees set with stones, pearls, glass insets, and opaque white glass pearls
Dimensions
Height 18.4 cm; Base diameter 11.7 cm, Rim diameter 12.4 cm
Collection
Widener Collection
Inventory number
1942.9.277
Photo credit
National Gallery of Art, "Chalice of the Abbot Suger of Saint-Denis," http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/medieval/medieval-1443.0.html.
Files
Citation
“Chalice of the Abbot Suger of Saint-Denis,” Responding to Medieval Art, accessed April 16, 2024, https://medievalresponses.omeka.net/items/show/28.