https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/471267 Description from the Met Museum: The inscription around its base indicates that this chalice was made by Brother Bertinus in 1222. It is not known, however, where this accomplished goldsmith worked. The imaginary beasts swirling around the knop and the balanced proportions of the large round bowl and splayed foot typify North European style of the early thirteenth century.
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+ AD . HOnORem . B[EATAE] . mARI[A]e . VIRGInIS . + . + F[RATER] . BeRTInVS . me . FeCIT + . + A[NN][superscript O] . MCCXXII
"To the honor of the blessed Virgin Mary. Brother Bertinus made me in the year 1222."
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/471267
Description from the Met Museum:
The inscription around its base indicates that this chalice was made by Brother Bertinus in 1222. It is not known, however, where this accomplished goldsmith worked. The imaginary beasts swirling around the knop and the balanced proportions of the large round bowl and splayed foot typify North European style of the early thirteenth century.
Open Access
As part of the Met's Open Access policy, you can freely copy, modify and distribute this image, even for commercial purposes.