Enamel pyx (container for Eucharist)
Maker
France 13th century (enameler)
1200-1299
1200-1299
Title
Enamel pyx (container for Eucharist)
Date of Production
1200 - 1250
Medium
enamel (champleve) & gilt bronze
Dimensions
Height: 11.5 cm
Accession Number
O.1966.GP.270
Mode of Acquisition
Gambier Parry, bequest, 1966
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
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, The Courtauld Institute of Art, London
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