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grbs-12371	Ross, Marvin C.	The Chalice of Sisinios, the Grand Logothete	1959	7	.pdf	application/pdf	1348	54	68	From the time of Romanus II and the immediately suc­ ceeding reign we have a number of superb works of art-the ivory of Romanus and his empress Eudokia in the Cabinet des Medailles in Paris,6 the reliquary of the True Cross in gold, silver, and enamel made for Basil the Proedrus, now in Lim­ bourg,7 as well as the chalice and paten now in Saint Mark's that was made for the same Basi1.8 It has been our custom to study Byzantine art vertically-from century to century-or in op. Looking anew at this chalice of unusual ele­ gance and beauty, so very much of its time and so closely re­ lated to other objects datable to the reign of Romanus II, points out the need of studies of Byzantine art by periods to lead us to greater understanding and appreciation.	cache/grbs-12371.pdf	txt/grbs-12371.txt