Pyx. Culture: French. Dimensions: Overall: 4 x 3 1/4 x 2 11/16 in. (10.1 x 8.3 x 6.8 cm). Date: ca. 1250-1300.The coats of arms on this pyx are fictive--they are used simply as a decorative element. They may seem a curious choice for an object meant to hold the bread consecrated as Christ's body during the mass, but the lines between the religious and worldly realms of the Middle Ages were often blurred. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Name: Pyx. Culture: French. Dimensions: Overall: 4 x 3 1/4 x 2 11/16 in. (10.1 x 8.3 x 6.8 cm). Date: ca. 1250-1300.The coats of arms on this pyx are fictive--they are used simply as a decorative element. They may seem a curious choice for an object meant to hold the bread consecrated as Christ's body during the mass, but the lines between the religious and worldly realms of the Middle Ages were often blurred. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. - SuperStock
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Pyx. Culture: French. Dimensions: Overall: 4 x 3 1/4 x 2 11/16 in. (10.1 x 8.3 x 6.8 cm). Date: ca. 1250-1300.The coats of arms on this pyx are fictive--they are used simply as a decorative element. They may seem a curious choice for an object meant to hold the bread consecrated as Christ's body during the mass, but the lines between the religious and worldly realms of the Middle Ages were often blurred. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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