Limoges enamel pyx

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Limoges enamel. Pyx. Copper, champlevé enamelling, gilded, engraved, height (whole) 9cm, width (whole) 8.3cm, diameter (base) 6.8cm, circa 1200-1300. Limoges, France. Gothic.

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Accession Number: M.1-1913
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13th Century box Catholic ceremonial ceremonies champleve communion conical container Early Medieval enamel enamelled Eucharist eucharistic Fitz_AA floral foliage French gilded Gothic hinged Host lidded Limoges liturgical liturgy Medieval pyx receptacle religion religious wafers

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