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.

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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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