Images of Medieval Art and Architecture

The Treasure of Saint Denis
Jug from Marriage at Cana

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Description

Piece from a jug made of marble or alabaster. It is believed that it was used at the Marriage at Cana, where Our Lord changed water into wine.

Félebien, page 538, Translated by Jane Vadnal.

Subsequent History

Deposited in the Cabinet des Antiques de la Bibliothèque Nationale on January 18, 1794. Probably lost during the war of 1914-8.

Characteristics

• Such vessels were popular relics in the Middle Ages: at least 9 were known to be in France. They were of diverse shapes, materials, and origins.
• Made of marble or alabaster.
• Height : 21 cm. Interior Diameter : 10 cm. Exterior diameter : 18.7 cm.

Information from Louvre, Le trésor de Saint-Denis, p. 313.

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Bibliography

Conway (1915), pp. 117-8. Click here for text.

Louvre, Le trésor de Saint-Denis, no. 70., p. 313.

Montesquiou-Fezensac, I and II, no. 358, III, p116, pl 100.

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