Chalice, Ciborie donated by Johannes Utenleen to the Oud-Munsterkerk in Utrecht, Ciborie, gilded, unadorned chalice. This is half-egg shaped and has a lid, which is crowned by an eagle, seated on a platform with tilt. The edge of the lid has tracing on a ground of blue translucent enamel and is deposited by an embroidery of lion masks, interspersed with Gothic leaf shapes. The short, cylindrical trunk gradually flows into the round base, which is surrounded by tracing in the same way as the lid and rests on three dragons with wings spread. At the bottom of the trunk a soldered medallion with the bust of Christ. The lid has a closing plate for the button attachment, on which, in transparent enamel, a Salvator Mundi in green and purple cloth on blue ground. Below the inscription:: IOHES: UTEN: LEEN: SCI: SALVA: ME: DEDIT:: ANO: DNI: M CCC LXXVI:, predatory birds: eagle, dragon, Saint Salvator church, anonymous, Utrecht (possibly), c. 1330 - c. 1350, silver (metal), gilding, h 32.0 cm × d 13.7 cm d 12.0 cm w 1668 gr
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Chalice, Ciborie donated, Johannes Utenleen, Oud-Munsterkerk, Utrecht, Ciborie, gilded, unadorned chalice, half-egg shaped, lid, crowned, eagle, seated, platform, tilt, edge, tracing, ground, blue translucent enamel, deposited, embroidery, lion masks, interspersed, Gothic leaf shapes, short, cylindrical trunk gradually flows, round base, surrounded, way, rests, three dragons, wings spread, bottom, trunk, soldered medallion, bust, Christ, closing plate, button attachment, transparent enamel, Salvator Mundi, green, purple cloth, blue ground, inscription, IOHES, UTEN, LEEN, SCI, SALVA, ME, DEDIT, ANO, DNI, M CCC LXXVI, predatory birds, dragon, Saint Salvator church, c, 1330, 1350, black-and-white, metal, gilding
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