Bowl of a Drinking Cup, late 12th century, Made in England or Scandinavia, British or Scandinavian, Silver, silver gilt, and niello, Overall: 3 1/8 x 6 7/8 in. (7.9 x 17.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver, With its lively nude male figures and dragons entwined in foliage, this bowl was likely a part of a secular drinking cup rather than a ciborium (a vessel that holds the Host) or a chalice for use in the Mass, as was once thought
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Bowl, Drinking Cup, late 12th century, England, Scandinavia, British, Scandinavian, Silver, silver gilt, niello, Overall, 3 1/8 x 6 7/8, 7.9 17.5 cm, Metalwork-Silver, lively nude male, figures, dragons entwined, foliage, bowl, part, secular drinking, cup, ciborium, vessel, holds, Host, chalice, Mass, thought
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