Gold Goblet and Cover (?), 700s, Avar or Byzantine, Gold, a only: 6 5/8 × 4 3/4 in., 13 Troy Ounces (16.8 × 12.1 cm, 418g), Metalwork-Gold, This goblet may in fact be a Byzantine export, though the foot of the cup does not conform to the standard shape of Byzantine chalices. The Avars were a nomadic tribe of mounted warriors from the Eurasian steppe
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