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Metal · Church plate

Chalice (restored)

Inv. no. М-215 · Metal

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities

A church chalice, made of gold-toned metal. The body is cylindrical, with a double rim curved outward. Around the outside of the chalice runs the Church Slavonic inscription "The Seal of the Gift of the Holy Spirit," repeated twice and separated by a schematic image of a four-pointed cross set… Full description

Date
18th century
Material
Metal
Technique
Casting, engraving
Dimensions
h- 4 cm, d of base - 6 cm, d of rim - 8 cm

Photo: M. F. Sumtsov Kharkiv Historical Museum · CC BY 4.0

Description

A church chalice, made of gold-toned metal. The body is cylindrical, with a double rim curved outward. Around the outside of the chalice runs the Church Slavonic inscription "The Seal of the Gift of the Holy Spirit," repeated twice and separated by a schematic image of a four-pointed cross set within a rhombus. The inscriptions are bordered by zigzag bands.

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.

Record

Inventory number
М-215
Title
Chalice (restored)
Collection group
Metal · Church plate
Date
18th century
Material
Metal
Technique
Casting, engraving
Dimensions
h- 4 cm, d of base - 6 cm, d of rim - 8 cm
Digitisation
Project “Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities”, 2026
Tradition
Orthodoxy

Updated 15 Oct 2026

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