Chalice
A chalice is a cup that has a footed part on the bottom. It is used in some religious ceremonies for drinking.
Chalice Media
Late medieval chalice in silver-gilt with enamels of Saints and Scenes from the Life of Christ
Fresco of a female figure holding a chalice at an early Christian Agape feast. Catacomb of Saints Marcellinus and Peter, Via Labicana, Rome
Chalice with the inscription: "Sanguis meus vere est potus" ('My blood is drink indeed'; John 6:55, KJV), made for the church St John the Baptist in Salinas, Spain. Silver-gilt, 1549
Treasure of Gourdon, 6th century AD
Allegory of the Eucharist by Alexander Coosemans
Alabaster chalice found in Tutankhamun's tomb, 14th century BC
Ceramic goblet from Navdatoli, Malwa, 1300 BCE; Malwa culture
Other websites
Media related to Chalices at Wikimedia Commons
- "Chalice" article from the Catholic Encyclopedia