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Most pieces of the Vale of York Hoard were found inside this cup. It is decorated with plants and animals, and the vine-scrolls round the rim and base may symbolise Christ, described in the Bible (John 15) as the 'True Vine'. The internal gilding suggests the cup originally had a religious use. Produced on the continent, the cup may be loot from a foreign church or monastery.

Part of 'Treasures from Medieval York: England’s other capital', a temporary exhibition at the British Museum, while the Yorkshire Museum is being renovated.
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Treasures from Medieval York - Vale of York Hoard Cup

Author vintagedept from Olen (London), Belgium (United Kingdom)
Camera location51° 31′ 07.12″ N, 0° 07′ 38.07″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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