Chalice of Gondar the Precentor Description Salamanca, Ignacio Montero, Ca. 1753. Melted and chiseled gold It is a rococo chalice, richly decorated with Jacobean motifs combined with Eucharistic symbolism, and allegorical and plant elements. It was named after Canon...
Chalice of Archbishop Monroy Description Rome, Ca. 1685. Gilded silver One of the most outstanding sacred vessels of the Cathedral Treasure is the so-called Chalice of Archbishop Monroy, whose weapons appear on a silver plate added after the creation of this piece,...
Cape of the Apostle Saint James Description Salamanca, Juan de Figueroa, 1704. Silver, gilded silver and gemstones. In 1211, on the occasion of the solemn consecration of the Compostela Cathedral, Master Mateo completed his project in the cathedral with a seated image...
Cross of Ordoño II Description León, Attributed to a Rhineland workshop active in the city. Ca. 1060 Gold and cedarwood. It might be an offering of the kings Ferdinand I and Sancha around the year 1060, although at the time it was believed to be an earlier offering of...
Cross with rinceau Description Rhineland workshop, Ca. 1065. Gilded and embossed silver and cedarwood The decoration engraved on the gilded silver sheet with “S” shaped rinceaux that runs throughout the piece has provided the cross its name. This cross belongs...
Jerusalem Patriarchal cross Description Jerusalem, second quarter of the 12th century. Gold and cedarwood. Made in a workshop in Jerusalem, this typology was common in cathedrals and large European monasteries in the central years of the 12th century. Traditionally,...
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