Pyx
Pyx
Place of OriginLimoges, France
Date13th century
Dimensions3 3/4 × 3 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (9.5 × 7.9 × 6.4 cm)
MediumChamplevé enamel on gilded copper
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number
1931.80B
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Label TextA pyx is a vessel for holding the Eucharistic wafers consecrated during the mass as Christ’s body, called the “host.” The Christogram or monogram meaning Jesus, IHS, inscribed within disks of white enamel, emphasizes the object’s function. The circular forms recall a common shape of the host.- Decorative Arts
13th century
13th century
1190-1200
13th century
about 1160
about 1210-1230
mid-13th century
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