Chalice

Description

Silver-gilt chalice with bell-shaped cup and a stem and foot decorated with the Old Testament stories of Melchizedek giving bread and wine to Abraham and the Israelite spies returning with the giant bunch of grapes and chiselled with cherub heads set with emerald opal, dyed quartz, paste, rubies, garnets, turquoise and quartz: first half of the 17th century

Museum reference

A.1877.20.31

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Chalice

Production information

Unknown
Unknown

Date

First half 17th century

Materials

Silver-gilt, Gemstone

Physical description

Silver-gilt set with gems

Associations

Depicted: Melchizedek
Depicted: Abraham
Depicted: The Israelite Spies

Exhibitions

• Art of Living (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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