The Attarouthi Treasure - Chalice. Culture: Byzantine. Dimensions: Overall: 9 11/16 × 6 9/16 in., 16.7oz. (24.6 × 16.7 cm, 474g)Diam. of foot: 3 15/16 in. (10 cm)Diam. of knop: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)Capacity of cup: 2000 ml. Date: 500-650.With a youthful Christ with a cruciform halo, a deacon saint with censer (probably Saint Stephen), a youthful saint with staff, the VirginMary in orant pose, a military saint in armor killing a dragon (Saint George ), and a long-haired Saint John the Forerunner, under arcadesInscribed in Greek: Of Saint Stephen of the village of AttarouthaAn unusual aspect of these chalices is their repeated representation of military saints. The figures in armor killing a dragon may be the earliest surviving depictions of Saint George, who according to tradition was martyred in the eastern Mediterranean in the fourth century or earlier. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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The Attarouthi Treasure - Chalice. Culture: Byzantine. Dimensions: Overall: 9 11/16 × 6 9/16 in., 16.7oz. (24.6 × 16.7 cm, 474g)Diam. of foot: 3 15/16 in. (10 cm)Diam. of knop: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)Capacity of cup: 2000 ml. Date: 500-650.With a youthful Christ with a cruciform halo, a deacon saint with censer (probably Saint Stephen), a youthful saint with staff, the VirginMary in orant pose, a military saint in armor killing a dragon (Saint George ), and a long-haired Saint John the Forerunner, under arcadesInscribed in Greek: Of Saint Stephen of the village of AttarouthaAn unusual aspect of these chalices is their repeated representation of military saints. The figures in armor killing a dragon may be the earliest surviving depictions of Saint George, who according to tradition was martyred in the eastern Mediterranean in the fourth century or earlier. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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