Pyx

Unknown

ca. 1250 · Copper: engraved, gilt; champlevé enamel · Medieval Art

The white discs inscribed with Christograms, ihs (Jesus), suggest a common form of the host (communion wafer) that this conical box would have held.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1250

Medium

Copper: engraved, gilt; champlevé enamel

Culture

French

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931