Tassilo Chalice [SEP] material used
Tassilo Chalice
The Tassilo Chalice is a bronze chalice, gilded with silver and gold, dating from the 8th century. The chalice is of Anglo-Saxon design, and has probably been at Kremsmünster Abbey, Austria since shortly after it was made.
History.
Dating from c. 770-790 AD, the chalice was donated by Liutperga, wife of the Bavarian Duke Tassilo III, possibly on the occasion of the establishment of the Benedictine Abbey at Kremsmünster in 777.
The chalice is composed of an egg-
have been worked from the sceptre of Tassilo, but today are recognized as works of the mid 10th century.
The Tassilo Chalice, the candlesticks and the Codex Millenarius are still used in religious services to this day, though only on special occasions.
Notes.
 Schrodl, "Kirchenlex.", VII, 1053
See also.
- Marian Wolfgang Koller, professorship of natural history, later director of the astronomical observatory
External links.
- Kremsmünster Abbey Website
- Benedictine Abbey of Kremsmünster