Ciborium (container)
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A ciborium is a vessel, normally in metal. It was originally a particular shape of drinking cup in ancient Greece and Rome, but the word later came to refer to a large covered cup designed to hold hos
Silver-gilt ciborium
Silver Baroque Ciborium, Church of St Peter, Ayerbe, 18th century
Ciborium covered by a veil
Pyx
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A pyx or pix is a small round container used in the Catholic, Old Catholic, Lutheran and Anglican Churches to carry the Eucharist, to the sick or those who are otherwise unable to come to a church in
Ciborium (container)
…plate) or a basin (for loaves of bread rather than wafers) used at the time of consecration and distribution at the main service of Holy Eucharist. A pyx is a small, circular container into which a few consecrated hosts can be placed. Pyxes are typically used to bring communion to the sick or housebound…
Pyx with Arabesques in Quatrofoil Frames, c. 13th century
Silver gilt pyx, south of France or Spain, 15th century (Musée de Cluny)
Bronze pyx for carrying the Eucharist
Eucharistic dove (Walters Art Museum)