Ardagh Chalice - Mullingar Pewter
Mullingar pewter
MUL-D10
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Irish chalice is a pewter replica of the Ardagh Chalice which was made in 9th century. The pewter Ardagh Chalice features interwoven Celtic knot-work, embossed on the Irish trophy, along with a finished wooden base.

The Ardagh Irish Chalice is a special-order item; please allow 4 weeks for delivery.
This Ardagh Chalice replica features embossed pewter construction along with a finished wooden base; it would make an excellent trophy. The Irish chalice measures 7" tall x 9" wide, including the handles; it stands 10” tall on the included wooden base.This Irish trophy is made in Ireland by Mullingar Pewter; it gift boxed with a Celtic knot history card, complements of The Irish Gift House.
The Ardagh Chalice, which ranks with the Book of Kells as one of the finest known works of Celtic art, is thought to have been made in the 9th century AD.
     A large, two-handled silver cup, decorated with gold, gilt bronze, brass, lead pewter and enamel, assembled from 354 separate pieces. The names of the apostles are incised in a frieze around the bowl, below a girdle bearing inset gold wirework panels of animals, birds, and geometric interlace. Techniques used include hammering, engraving, lost-wax casting, filigree appliqué, cloisonné, and enameling
     It was found in 1868, together with a small bronze cup and four brooches, by two boys, Jim Quinn and Paddy Flanagan, digging in a potato field on the south-western side of a rath (ring fort) called Reerasta, beside the village of Ardagh, County Limerick, Ireland.
     The Ardagh Chalice currently resides in the National Museum of Ireland.