The Holy Chalice of Christ, 19th Century. CARVED WOOD

The Holy Chalice of Christ, 19th Century. CARVED WOODTurquoise Stones with Enamel. 19th C. (1880) Size: 7 cm diameter, 14 cm height, 2. 7 diameter, 5. 5 height inch. The Holy Chalice is the vessel that Jesus used at the Last Supper to serve wine. The Synoptic Gospels refer to Jesus sharing a cup of wine with the Apostles, saying it was the covenant in his blood. The use of wine and chalice in the Eucharist in Christian churches is based on the Last Supper story. However, few traditions developed about

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John The Baptist displays some scenes of his life

Handmade Russian Icon 19th C

Each depicted in full armor with heraldic banners and surmounting a bronze plinth with dark brown patina

Size: 171x101 cm

the icon was transferred from Jerusalem to Constantinople

also called Epiphany

and which with a two-horse chariot or biga was the prototype for the most common designs used on Roman silver coins for the next 150 years

different provinces of the Roman Empire

and Mandaeism

The Copper Age in the Ancient Near East began in the late 5th millennium BC and lasted for about a millennium before it gave rise to the Early Bronze Age

There are variants to the design