Terms and conditions of use
Chalice
1535-1536
- Medium
- silver, silver-gilt
- Measurements
- 10.9 × 8.2 × 8.6 cm
- Inscription
- punched (inverted) in outside of upper rim in rear u.c.: (bird in flight)
punched in outside of upper rim in rear u.c.: (crowned leopard's head) S
punched (diagonally) in top of base l.r.: (bird in flight) (crowned leopard's head) S - Accession Number
- 3562.1-D3
- Department
- International Decorative Arts
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1934
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited - Gallery location
- 14th - 16th Century Gallery - Painting & Decorative Arts
Level 1, NGV International - About this work
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A chalice and paten were used in the ritual of the Eucharist – the consumption of consecrated bread and wine at the heart of the Mass. According to medieval Catholic theology, when the priest performed the consecration of the bread and wine these elements were transformed so that, although their appearance did not change, they became the body and blood of Christ. The paten held the bread or wafer, while the chalice held the wine. This paten bears an image of Christ as the sacrificial Lamb of God, emphasising the belief that Christ was physically present in the materials of the Eucharist.
