Pyx
Title
Pyx
Subject
13century, limoges, france, pyx, copper, enamels, communion, eucharist, travel
Description
This is a copper box that holds a consecrated Eucharist to the sick or the unable to travel to church to recieve it. Usually carried, suspended around the neck, the pyx was carried by priests, but since the late 20th century, lay people who are eucharistic ministers can carry them.
Creator
Jameson McShea
Source
61.209
Publisher
[no text]
Date
13th Century
Contributor
[no text]
Rights
MFA
Relation
[no text]
Format
Copper / Enamels
Language
[no text]
Type
[no text]
Identifier
Taylor
Coverage
Limoges, France
Original Format
[no text]
Physical Dimensions
8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.)
Files
Citation
Jameson McShea, “Pyx,” CB 51 Gallery, accessed April 18, 2024, https://gallerytest.omeka.net/items/show/190.