European Decorative Arts and Sculpture Box (Pyx) Made in Limoges, France, Europe1250-1300 Artist/maker unknown, French Gilded copper with champlevé (inlaid) enamel * Gallery 216, European Art 1100-1500, second floor 1965-99-1 Purchased with the John D. McIlhenny Fund, 1965 |
LabelA pyx served as a portable vessel to hold the Host, the consecrated wafers of the Mass.* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
