Indiana Jones Last Crusade Grail
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Well I'm in the middle of doing a run of grails that are made of wood. So I'm inclined to say wood, but I would say clay pottery.
shanes4doorsi
New Member
clay for sure thats what it looks like in the movie
Propsjonnyb
Well-Known Member
The Grails in the movie were all hand thrown, made of clay, painted with various plaster and poster washes, and then lined internally and randomly on the outside with real goldleaf applied with size.
Most likely clay. Turning wood was a more involved process back then. 
Hey Whovian,
Few homes at that time (1st century) would be like modern homes built of wood. A "carpenter" at that time would more likely be a stone mason. So maybe a clay cup or a lathed stone cup, not so much wood I'd guess.
Dan S
99 %, clay.
Wood keeps liquid cool for far less time than a clay cup in a hot climate like the Middle East.
Carpenter or not, everyone could afford a 2c clay cup from the abundance of potters available then
Stone is very difficult to carve (in those days), and not worth the time & effort for a simple drinking utensil. Stone 'cups' were used primarily for 'pounding' (herb seeds etc).
... and you do all realise we are replying to a thread that is a year old
Wood keeps liquid cool for far less time than a clay cup in a hot climate like the Middle East.
Carpenter or not, everyone could afford a 2c clay cup from the abundance of potters available then
Stone is very difficult to carve (in those days), and not worth the time & effort for a simple drinking utensil. Stone 'cups' were used primarily for 'pounding' (herb seeds etc).
... and you do all realise we are replying to a thread that is a year old
NakedMoleRat
Master Member
Clay.
Whoever said that the so called holy grail was a cup ***** made himeslf and carried around everywhere he went. (29 CE Sports bottle?) As the 'last supper' that he attended with his apsotles was directly after the Penticost Celebration meal, there were already the cups, etc. there. He simply used what was already available.
Given that clay was the most used source material for cups, oil lamps, water basins, cooking pots, etc. It would likewise be sensible that these drinking glasses were made of clay.
I doubt that anyone making it at the time said, "Hey, we're crafting a special glass for ***** to drink out of tonight!" Not to mention, that it was passed around to 11 other guys to drink out of as well!
Whoever said that the so called holy grail was a cup ***** made himeslf and carried around everywhere he went. (29 CE Sports bottle?) As the 'last supper' that he attended with his apsotles was directly after the Penticost Celebration meal, there were already the cups, etc. there. He simply used what was already available.
Given that clay was the most used source material for cups, oil lamps, water basins, cooking pots, etc. It would likewise be sensible that these drinking glasses were made of clay.
I doubt that anyone making it at the time said, "Hey, we're crafting a special glass for ***** to drink out of tonight!" Not to mention, that it was passed around to 11 other guys to drink out of as well!
