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The State Hermitage
informs about the publication of the photographs of 12 exhibits
that have been on the wanted list since summer, 2006
Chalice
1856
Chalice, gilded silver. The cup is smooth, with turned-up rim and openwork
gilded housing. The stem has the shape of a baluster.
The base is funnel-shaped. The casing has a
funnel-shaped edge made of intertwined stylized stalks, with four
bas relief heads of six-winged seraphims alternating with oval
enamel sections depicting the Crucifixion, the Virgin Mary,
Jesus Christ and John the Baptist surrounded by frames
made of faceted colorless glass. On the stem there are chased
acanthus leaves. The upper part of the foundation has narrow,
shallow depressions; the lower part has frames made of colorless
glass containing bas relief scenes of the flagellation (two
scenes), the Crucifixion and descent from the cross, between
which are the figures of angels. On the base
there are 4 hallmarks: [ÀÊ/1856], [ÏÀ], [84] and the emblem
of the city of Moscow, enamel on copper.
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