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)
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
Pyx
…Gifts during Great Lent. This pyx may be either kept on the Holy Table or on the Prothesis (Table of Oblation) on the north side of the sanctuary. Ciborium (container) Paten…
Silver-gilt ciborium
Silver Baroque Ciborium, Church of St Peter, Ayerbe, 18th century
Ciborium covered by a veil