Enamel pyx (container for Eucharist)

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Maker

France 13th century (enameler)
1200-1299

Title

Enamel pyx (container for Eucharist)

Date of Production

1200 - 1250

Medium

enamel (champleve) & gilt bronze

Dimensions

Height: 11.5 cm

Object Number

O.1966.GP.270

Mode of Acquisition

Gambier-Parry, bequest, 1966

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords

Label Text

A pyx, from the Greek for box or chest, is a small receptacle containing the Host (the consecrated bread used during the Mass). The cross is a 19th century replacement.

Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Exhibition History

The Gambier-Parry Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1967

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