Pyx
Pyx
Pyx
Pyx
Pyx
Pyx
Pyx
Pyx
Pyx
Pyx

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Pyx,

13th century

French
y1933-29
A pyx is a small container used to carry consecrated communion wafers to those who cannot attend mass. The round shape recalls the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, built in the fourth century on the site where Christ's body was interred.

Information

Title
Pyx
Dates

13th century

Medium
Enamel on copper
Dimensions
h. 8.5 cm., diam. 6.2 cm (3 3/8 x 2 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of E. and A. Silberman
Object Number
y1933-29
Place Made

Europe, France, Limoges

Culture
French
Type
pyxes, metalwork
Materials
copper, enamel
Subject
white (color), devotional objects, enamels, gold, red, blue

(E. and A. Silberman); 1933 gift to museum.

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