Chalice (lower part)

The lower part of the chalice is made of silver- and gold-toned metal. The foot is stepped, in two tiers, with a round base and shaped edges curved outward. The lower tier is gold-toned, decorated with a floral ornament. The upper tier is gold-toned, divided by vertical wave-like bands tapering toward the top, between which are cartouches bordered by acanthus leaves. The top of the upper tier is cylindrical, into which a metal rod is fitted for attaching the cup of the chalice. Around the edge is the Church Slavonic inscription: "This cup, diskos, star, and spoon were commissioned by the comrade of the Shkurensky kurin, Ihnat Fedorovych..."

The chalice belonged to the pre-war collection of the Sloboda Ukraine Museum named after H. S. Skovoroda. During the Second World War it was evacuated and returned to Kharkiv in November 1944.

Note: the chalice (potir) is the sacred liturgical cup used to consecrate wine and to celebrate the sacrament of Communion.

The chalice represents the cup given by Jesus Christ to his disciples at the Last Supper, with the words: "Drink of it, all of you, for this is My Blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins."