The 'Stand of the Chalice'. A Note on a Coptic Liturgical Vessel
Abstract
In this very short note I have been able to present just one of the characteristic features of the Coptic Orthodox Liturgy, which I came across while making an inventory of the Icons in the Coptic Museum in Old-Cairo. I can only hope that further research will enable us to discover more about the origin and the meaning of the 'Stand of the Chalice.