It could be. The medieval gold trimming and the jewels were added afterward. Underneath, you can see that it’s just a plain ceramic chalice, of the kind used at the time of Jesus.
Bingo!
Unveiling their findings last Wednesday, the two explained that they found documents referencing the chalice at Cairo’s University of al-Azhar while researching the history if Islamic remains at the Basilica of San Isidoro, the Irish Times reported.The documents, written in Arabic, reportedly say that Muslims stole the chalice from Jerusalem and that it was given to Christians in Egypt. Then, they claim it was somehow sent to King Fernando I of Castile as a gift, disguised with jewels and other adornments.
The historians admit that they cannot prove the chalice touched Christ’s lips, nor can they pinpoint the first 400 years of its history. That said, they claim to have used a scientific dating method to determine that the chalice was likely made between 200 B.C. and A.D. 100.
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I was sort of thinking the same thing, as those jewels looked tacked one. USUALLY expensive gemstones are embedded deeply and securely INTO the object.
However, my knowledge of grails and other EXPENSIVE things is very limited. I couldn't point out a CHALICE if my life depended on it.
I DO know expensive stones worn when in jewelry....THAT I know.
Not ceramic. . . Stone. Onyx.