Glossary of Medeival Art and Architecture
chalice: a cup on a stem, used to contain
the Eucharist wine;the same shape was also used in a secular
context.
See also:paten,pyx.
Click here for pronounciation
Abbot Suger's Chalice
Image adapted from Michel Félibien's lithograph
Showing the treasures of the Royal Abbey of Saint-Denis
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