This chalice, dating to c. 750 CE, is considered one of the most impressive examples of medieval Irish metalwork; it is made from silver, copper and bronze, with decorations in gold and enamel. It was found in 1868 in an Irish ringfort in Reerasta, near Ardagh, Co. Limerick.

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