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Historical Archive: Grimfridus chalice

Early 9th century. Copper alloy partially gilt, with silver inlay
Height 15.4 cm, diameter of cup 9 cm, diameter of foot 7.3 cm
Dumbarton Oaks, Washington D.C., BZ.33.4


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full with beginning and end of cup inscription
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full with inscribed name Grimfridus
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cup: NOMINEDN
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cup: DNIOMNIPO
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cup: POTENTISGR
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cup: SGRIMFRIDU
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cup: FRIDUSPRBI
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full surviving inscription around cup
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cup interior
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foot with full surviving inscription
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foot: AFIERIRO
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foot: FIERIROGA
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foot: ERIROGAV
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knop
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foot from below