Bronze chalice. 10th/11th century AD. ø upper rim 13cm, h 16.5cm. Domed bowl on a high, conical foot with a knot at the top. On the outside four engraved crosses and the engraved inscription ΠΗΕΤΕ ΕΞ ΑΥΤΟΥ ΠΑΝΤΕΣ ΤΟΥΤΟ ΕΣΤΗΝ ΤΟ ΕΜΑ ΜΟ = "Drink from it, all of you, this is my blood." Cf. Rome and Byzantium. Archaeological treasures from Bavaria. Exhibition Prehistoric State Collection Munich 1998 no. 46f. Expertly restored. Provenance: Ex collection M.G, Thuringia; ex Gorny & Mosch auction 132, Munich 2004, lot 724.
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