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Keywords: Byzantine - Chalice with Apostles Venerating the Cross - Walters 57636 - Profile.jpg Encircling this graceful arcaded chalice are two pairs of apostles flanking large crosses The chalice is one of twenty-three silver altar vessels formerly known as the Hama Treasure believed to have been found in the Syrian village of Kurin The Greek form of the name Kaper Koraon is inscribed on the chalice The treasure was probably hidden in the 8th century when as a consequence of Arab conquests parts of Syria were gradually abandoned by Byzantine Christians These altar vessels form part of The Walters' rich holdings in Byzantine silver early Other date century 7 Late Antique silver repoussé partial gilt H 6 5/8 x Diam at cup rim 5 1/2 in 16 8 x 14 cm ; Diam at foot rim cm 9 5 accession number 57 636 9463 Excavated in Syria 1908-1910 Tawfic Abucasem Hama and Port Said ca 1913 by purchase Joseph Brummer Paris ca 1928 by purchase Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1929 Translation + Prayer of Pelagius and Basianus or Prayer of Pelagius son of Basianus Sacred vessel of the Church of Saint Sergius in the village of Kaper Koraon Byzantium 330-1453 Royal Academy of Arts London 2008 Early Christian and Byzantine Art Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore 1947 Illuminated Manuscripts Masterpieces in Miniature The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1984-1985 Silver Treasure from Early Byzantium The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1986 Highlights from the Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1998-2001 place of origin Kurin Syria Walters Art Museum license Byzantine silver in the Walters Art Museum Decorative and applied arts of Byzantine Empire Chalices Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review
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