Chalice (fragmented), lower part

The foot of the chalice is made of silver-toned metal, in two tiers, with a round base and shaped edges curved outward, bearing a donor's inscription. The lower tier of the foot is decorated with convex, drop-shaped cartouches of floral and fruit compositions, alternating with images of cherubim. On the upper tier is an applied figure of a cherub (the others are lost). The upper part of the tier is cylindrical in cross-section, gradually tapering, with an overlay in the form of leaves. Around the edge is the Church Slavonic inscription: "The Cossack comrade of the Doskyi kurin granted [this] to Zakharii Martynov."

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."