The Attarouthi Treasure - Chalice

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

With a long-haired Saint John the Forerunner, the Virgin Mary in orant pose, a saint in orant pose, a military saint with staff and shield, a youthful Christ with cruciform halo, and another military saint in armor killing a dragon (Saint George ?), under arcades Inscribed in Greek: For her salvation Eudoxia has offered [this] to Saint Stephen of the village of Attar[outhi].

Medieval Art and The Cloisters

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Museum's collection of medieval and Byzantine art is among the most comprehensive in the world. Displayed in both The Met Fifth Avenue and in the Museum's branch in northern Manhattan, The Met Cloisters, the collection encompasses the art of the Mediterranean and Europe from the fall of Rome in the fourth century to the beginning of the Renaissance in the early sixteenth century. It also includes pre-medieval European works of art created during the Bronze Age and early Iron Age.

Metropolitan Museum of Art