Chalice

This splendid chalice is decorated with enamel plaques that depict episodes from the Passion of Christ. On the base are the Flagellation, the Crowning with Thorns, and the Bearing of the Cross; and on the chalice are the Agony in the Garden, the Last Supper, and the Crucifixion. The angels in relief hold some of the instruments of the Passion (whip, crown of thorns, and spear). Under the supervision of Brother Hugo Babler, the Commissariat in Vienna sent impressive gifts to Jerusalem in the 1730s, at the time of Emperor Charles VI.