| Title |
Victory Eagle Vase |
| Building |
Saint Denis Abbey Church |
| Location City/State |
Paris |
| Location Country |
France |
| Style Period |
Medieval Art: Gothic |
| Patron |
Abbot Suger |
| Description |
Treasure of St. Denis; Suger, abbot of Saint-Denis and adviser to Louis VI and Louis VII, took a particular interest in adding to the treasure held by his abbey. He wrote of finding this antique porphyry vase in a coffer and transforming it into a liturgical chalice by mounting it in the shape of an eagle. Suger commissioned a number of vessels in stone from goldsmiths working for the abbey, in this case most likely goldsmiths from the Ile-de-France region. |
| Creation Date |
ca. 1150 CE |
| Form |
statue |
| Medium |
gilded silver, porphyry |
| Dimensions |
H: 16.75" |
| Repository |
Musèe du Louvre, Paris (France) |
| Source |
Le Tresor de Saint-Denis. Reunion des Musees Nationaux, Paris, 1991.; Slide Library 160 -Medieval Sites |
| Work ID |
728 |
| Rights |
Digital Image Copyright University of Utah |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6rn6jkd |
| Setname |
uu_aah_art |
| ID |
26415 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6rn6jkd |
