Box (Pyx)
Artist/maker unknown, French
Geography:
Made in Limoges, France, Europe
Date:
1250-1300Medium:
Gilded copper with champlevé (inlaid) enamelDimensions:
4 3/8 x 2 11/16 inches (11.1 x 6.8 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and SculptureObject Location:
1965-99-1Credit Line:
Purchased with the John D. McIlhenny Fund, 1965
Made in Limoges, France, Europe
Date:
1250-1300Medium:
Gilded copper with champlevé (inlaid) enamelDimensions:
4 3/8 x 2 11/16 inches (11.1 x 6.8 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and SculptureObject Location:
* Gallery 216, European Art 1100-1500, second floor
Accession Number:1965-99-1Credit Line:
Purchased with the John D. McIlhenny Fund, 1965
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A pyx served as a portable vessel to hold the Host, the consecrated wafers of the Mass.
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