Ardagh Chalice – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Ardagh Chalice
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Unearthed in 1868 by two boys digging in a potato field near Ardagh, County Limerick, the Ardagh Chalice is one of the most celebrated survivals of early medieval Irish metalwork. This pen and ink drawing, made sometime between 1870 and 1921, records the vessel's silver form and its two handles, which show the intricate ornament that made the object famous. Drawings like this one helped scholars and antiquaries study such finds at a distance, since many could not see the original in person.
| Medium | 1 drawing : pen and ink. |
|---|---|
| Genre | MetalworkIreland (?) |
| Notes | [between 1870 and 1921] |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 6,100 × 4,891 px · prints to 20 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-225486 |
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