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
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)
Trial of the Pyx
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The Trial of the Pyx is a judicial ceremony in the United Kingdom to ensure that newly minted coins from the Royal Mint conform to their required dimensional and fineness specifications. Although mode
Pyx
…art history to describe small, round lidded boxes designed for any purpose from antiquity or the Middle Ages, such as those used to hold coins for the Trial of the Pyx in England. The word pyx comes from the Greek word πυξίς, pyxis 'box, receptacle'. (The Greek-like plural, pyxides, has given way to pyxes in English…
Trial of the Pyx in the Livery Hall at Goldsmiths' Hall