Chalice, The round chalice has a cast, arched foot on which in high relief an ox, an eagle, an angel and a lion, the symbols of the four Evangelists. These are interspersed with scenes from the life of Christ in low relief on a punched ground: the Birth, the Crucifixion, the Resurrection and the Ascension. The base has a flat bottom edge that is surrounded by curling, flame-like ornaments. These ornaments are more powerful and mirrored, repeated along the base. The narrow tapered upper part of the foot is decorated with acanthus leaves. The stem consists of an inversely pear-shaped nodus betwe

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