Flag of SyriaMedieval ArtMetalwork-Silver500–650

Artwork Details

TitleThe Attarouthi Treasure - Chalice
MediumSilver and gilded silver
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/16 × 5 15/16 in., 13oz. (20.5 × 15.1 cm, 369g) Diam. of foot: 3 9/16 in. (9 cm) Diam. of knop: 1 9/16 in. (3.9 cm) Capacity of cup: 1100 ml
ClassificationMetalwork-Silver
DepartmentMedieval Art
Date500–650
Credit LinePurchase, Rogers Fund and Henry J. and Drue E. Heinz Foundation, Norbert Schimmel, and Lila Acheson Wallace Gifts, 1986
Object PageView at The Met

Cultural Origin

CultureByzantine
Date Range500 – 650

Provenance

CityAttarouthi
CountrySyria

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 466130