The silver chalice is comparable to the Ardagh Chalice though it is generally considered to be less elegant. Its decoration is simpler, and the filigree is not as finely executed. It is probably slightly later in date than the Ardagh Chalice. The bowl is made of beaten silver that has been lathe-polished. The bowl stem and foot are attached by.
Product Code: D10 The stunning Pewter Replica Ardagh Chalice. The original Ardagh Chalice is comprised of many different metals, pewter being one of them. It was found in September 1868, by two young men - Jim Quin and Paddy Flanagan - who were digging a potato field in Reerasta, Co. Limerick. An iconic symbol in Irish.
This Irish love of complexity is everywhere on the Ardagh chalice. Numbers play a large part in the design: the Apostles are echoed in the twelve studs and twelve panels of the band at the top. What is extraordinary, though, is the number of pieces that make up the chalice: more than 350. The skill and complexity lavished on objects such as.
FIG. 66. The Ardagh Chalice. (From Miss Stokes's Early Christian Art in Ireland). Underneath the ornamental band near the top, and extending all round the circumference there is an inscription giving the names of the twelve Apostles: but the letters are too delicate to be shown in this illustration.
Much, however, as we should like to linger, we have space to glance at only three more typical specimens, viz., the Ardagh Chalice, the Tara Brooch, and the Cross of Cong. The gem of the whole collection, and in many respects one of the most beautiful and noteworthy objects in Europe, is the Ardagh Chalice.
Ardagh Chalice: Ardagh Chalice. In September 1868, a young man named Quin was digging potatoes at the south-western side of a Rath (fort) called Reerasta, beside the village of Ardagh and near the Carrickerry road. When he reached the bank close to a thorn bush he found the surface soft, and driving his spade down between the roots of the thorn.
Ardagh Chalice. The Ardagh Chalice, the Tara Brooch and St Patricks Bell are some of Irelands most treasured gems. They are Irish symbols of our rich artistic heritage dating back 1000's of years. Many of which might have been lost forever had it not been for the Viking invaders who pillaged monasteries throughout the country in search of these.
Ardagh now is scarcely more than a place-name; it is in County Limerick in Ireland. In 1868, while a peasant was digging potatoes he found at a depth of three feet some bronze objects and a silver chalice. These objects were taken to the convent at Limerick, where they were examined by the Bishop and by Lord Dunraven, an amateur antiquarian.
Its handles and two large round medallions are filled with abstract filigree and includes designs made with red and blue enamels. The Ardagh Chalice exceeds so much for its harmony and perfection all the known works of European jewelry of its time including the crowns of the Guarrazar treasure already mentioned in a previous essay.