Molina 12 Apostles chalice in Romanesque style (art.124)
The chalice Molina 12 Apostoli is a precious Romanesque-style chalice that boasts a richness and variety of engravings .
In fact this is a chalice entirely hand engraved both at the base and at the knot as well as on the cup and is externally silvered unlike the internal cup which is instead in gold .
The chalice in its various parts is decorated with different themes, in fact the base with a curvilinear profile is chiseled with a Latin incision on the perimeter circumference and with medallions in which the theological symbols of the four Evangelists: the Lion, symbol of the evangelist Marco , the ox symbol of the evangelist Luca , L’angel , symbol of the evangelist Matteo and theeagle symbol of the evangelist John .
The globe of handle instead, it is decorated with Greek ornamental motifs and floral motifs.
The greatest minutia of the chiseling is expressed on the cup which sees the perimeter circumference engraved with i names Latin of the twelve Apostles and under each of them the whole figure of the apostle is embossed framed by a niche.
The chalice is in Romanesque style not only for the formal type of the sacred vase but also for the line of the engravings whose beauty and detail could only be expressed by skilled craftsmen. In fact, the masters of the Spanish company are real jeweler artists Molina who make these precious works of art. The chalice belongs to the collection Sacred Artesania which contains the most precious pieces produced by the Molina artisan workshops in which ancient craft techniques, modern processes and the study of theological symbolisms in tradition find maximum expression Christian.
The Molina Romanesque chalice is available in different variants, i.e. entirely in solid 925 silver, the brass variant with silver cup and the brass variant.
Dimensions : chalice height17.8 cm, cup diameter 12.5 cm
Details:
- made of solid silver / silver cup / brass
- weight about 2 kg
- from Spain
