Cup

Unknown

cup 900–1100 CE; stem, base, and mounts ca. 1655–60 · Sardonyx, gold, enamel, gem · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Byzantine luxury goods such as this hardstone cup were greatly coveted in western Europe. The cup was one of several Byzantine objects acquired by Louis XIV of France, whose artisans fitted it with an ornate foot.

Artist

Unknown

Date

cup 900–1100 CE; stem, base, and mounts ca. 1655–60

Medium

Sardonyx, gold, enamel, gem

Culture

Byzantine (cup) and French, Paris (stem, base, and mounts)

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917