Here you see a complete ecclesiastical communion service. A set like this would have been found in every Byzantine church and it is rare set that has survived in its entirety.
Each of the three chalices bears a portrait bust of Christ, the Virgin, and Saints Peter and Paul. The Greek inscription along the rim of one of the chalices reads: the priest Kyriakos, son of Domnos [has presented this chalice] to Saint Sergios, under Zeno the priest.
Hammering and turning on a lathe produced the paten. Its inscription reads: Having vowed, Domnos, son of Zacheos, has offered [this paten] to Saint Sergios of the village of Beth Misona.
These four objects are called the Beth Misona Treasure, named for the Syrian village in which they were made.
