Caption

Host ciborium, Copper ciborium on a hexagonal foot, with a smooth shaft with two lacings in the form of a half-cylinder and a hexagonal nodus. The body is a flattened sphere, the upper half serving as a cover; the cover has a conical pinnacle originally topped with a cross. In the arcades on the foot are depictions of the Flagellation, Carrying the Cross, Crucifixion, and Christ in Majesty. The bowl bears busts of angels in circular medallions; the cover in trefoil arcades has four depictions jhakas. Champlevé enamel in brick red and dark blue. Late 14th century, Spain, ritual object. Height 28 cm, diameter 16 cm., A small ornate object with a rounded, lidded top mounted on a slender stem and a broad, shaped base, all shown against a plain light gray background. The object appears metallic with a dominant gold color and visible areas of red and blue decorative enamel or paint. The lid has a finial at the top and a hinge on the side, and the rounded body shows engraved or raised decorative patterns including stylized figures or motifs. The stem is gold with a few narrower and wider sections, and the base is flat with a scalloped or polygonal outline decorated with similar gold, red, and blue patterns. The surface shows slight wear and variations in sheen, and a faint reflection of the base is visible on the surface beneath it.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A10_133

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Keywords

Host ciborium Copper ciborium hexagonal foot smooth shaft two lacings form half-cylinder hexagonal nodus body flattened sphere upper half serving cover conical pinnacle originally topped cross arcades foot depictions Flagellation Carrying Cross Crucifixion Christ Majesty bowl bears busts angels circular medallions trefoil arcades four depictions jhakas Champlevé enamel brick red dark blue Late 14th century Spain ritual object Height 28 cm diameter 16 cm small ornate object rounded lidded top mounted slender stem broad shaped base shown plain light gray background object metallic dominant gold color visible areas red blue decorative enamel paint lid finial top hinge side rounded body engraved raised decorative patterns stylized figures motifs stem gold narrower wider sections base flat scalloped polygonal outline decorated blue patterns surface slight wear variations sheen faint reflection visible surface beneath .