The chalice is a Christian liturgical object. Used during Mass, it allows for the consecration of the wine at the moment of the Eucharist. This event echoes the scene of the Crucifixion, the climax of the Passion. The chalice appears many times in figurative arts, as in this example:

Mahiet, Jean Pucelle, Mathieu le Vavasseur, Life and Miracles of Saint Louis, circa 1330 - 1350, polychromy on parchment, folio 61 verso, inv. Français 5716, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, France.