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Recusant Chalice

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Sexafoil base raised on reeded foot, engraved on one lobe with crucifix surmounted by INRI within a mandala of rays, each corner engraved with a fleur-de-lys, rising to knopped baluster stem applied with three conjoined cherub heads, and plain, unscrewing tapering bowl.
Department of Paintings Sculpture & Decorative Arts David Berg New York bequest; to the Fogg Museum 1999. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Bequest of David Berg
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Title: Recusant Chalice
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Sexafoil base raised on reeded foot, engraved on one lobe with crucifix surmounted by INRI within a mandala of rays, each corner engraved with a fleur-de-lys, rising to knopped baluster stem applied with three conjoined cherub heads, and plain, unscrewing tapering bowl.

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