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Written by: Lars VolkovContributing Writer · Furniture & Decorative Arts
Furniture & Decorative Arts · Catalogue no. 682984
French 12th CenturyChalice of the Abbot Suger of Saint-Denis
StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byNational Gallery of Art, Washington
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| Artist / Maker | French 12th Century |
|---|---|
| Date | 2nd/1st century B.C. (cup); 1137-1140 (mounting) |
| Culture / Origin | French |
| Medium | sardonyx cup with heavily gilded silver mounting, adorned with filigrees set with stones, pearls, glass insets, and opaque white glass pearls |
| Department | Decorative Art |
| Type | Decorative Art |
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