Wine cup (charka). First quarter of the 16th century

Object type

Wine cup (charka)

Place of origin

Russia, Moscow

Date

First quarter of the 16th century

Materials

Gold

Technique

Embossing, engraving, niello

Dimensions

Length: 16,5 cm (with handle); height: 3,3 cm

Object history note

Was presented by Cyprian Pawel Bzostovski, the ambassador of John III Sobieski of Poland, to Tsar Alexis Mikhailovich in 1679.

Publications

"Ratification of friendship …" Ambassadorial gifts to Russian Tsars. Catalogue of the exhibition. Moscow, 2005

Museum number

МР-1129