Unidentified
Pyx
1232-1266
Physical Qualities
Champlevé enamel on copper and gold, 3 7/8 x 2 5/8 in. (9.8 x 6.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Saidie A. May
Object Number
1951.440
A pyx is a container used to hold wafers for the Christian Eucharist, or communion ceremony. This small example was probably intended for bringing communion to the sick or dying. The colorful decoration on the incised copper body was achieved by using a glass-like enamel substance which hardens to create a reflective survace. Such decoration was intended to imitate the inlay of precious stones.
Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1951; Saidie A. May, Baltimore, MD by 1933
Maker
Unidentified
2000-01-01 00:00:00–2000-01-01 00:00:00
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