West Building, Ground Floor
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Work of Art
- Chalice of the Abbot Suger of Saint-Denis
- 2nd/1st century B.C. (cup); 1137-1140 (mounting)
- sardonyx cup with heavily gilded silver mounting, adorned with filigrees set with stones, pearls, glass insets, and opaque white glass pearls
- overall (height): 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.) overall (diam. at base): 11.7 cm (4 5/8 in.) overall (diam. at top): 12.4 cm (4 7/8 in.)
- Widener Collection
- 1942.9.277
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