The Attarouthi Treasure - Chalice, 500–650, Made in Attarouthi, Syria, Byzantine, Silver and gilded silver, Overall: 8 1/16 × 5 15/16 in., 13oz. (20.5 × 15.1 cm, 369g), Metalwork-Silver, With Saint John the Forerunner, a deacon saint (probably Saint Stephen), a bishop saint, and crosses. Inscribed in Greek: Of Saint John of the village of Atarothis. The figure carrying a Gospel book and swinging a censer to cense and honor the text is probably Saint Stephen
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Attarouthi Treasure, Chalice, 500–650, Attarouthi, Syria, Byzantine, Silver, gilded silver, Overall, 8 1/16, 5 15/16, 13oz, 20.5, 15.1 cm, 369g, Metalwork-Silver, Saint, John, Forerunner, deacon saint, Saint Stephen, bishop, crosses, Inscribed, Greek, John, village, Atarothis, figure carrying, Gospel book, swinging, censer, cense, honor, text
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