Word: fahim
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Owner of this ancient treasure is a Syrian antique dealer named Fahim Joseph Kouchakji, who is careful not to claim too much for his cup. As exhibited last week, it is referred to only as the Great Chalice of Antioch, but Mr. Kouchakji has published at his own expense a vast two-volume monograph by famed Antiquary Gustavus Augustus Eisen, which gives the reader much to think about...
...Holy Grail which according to legend vanished mysteriously after Sir Galahad took it to the city of Sarras in the East. The cup is known as the Great Chalice of Antioch, where it was discovered in 1910 by some excavating Arabs. It has been since 1914 the property of Fahim Joseph Kouchakji. a Syrian Catholic born in Aleppo who became a U. S. citizen last week. Art Collector Kouchakji was planning last week to sail for France with the Chalice, to show it in an exhibition of Christian art at the Louvre next month. This will be the first time...