Pyx Viaticum
1450-1459 (made)
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Round box with loop for suspension. The flat lid is engraved as is the bottom. Both inscriptions are in black-letter.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Silver |
Brief description | Spain, Middle of 15th century; Church plate, Continental |
Physical description | Round box with loop for suspension. The flat lid is engraved as is the bottom. Both inscriptions are in black-letter. |
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Gallery label | Silver Gallery:
This small pyx contains the host (wafer) for taking to the sick to administer the sacrament. The pendant loop on top indicates it could be hung from the neck. Both the lamb engraved on the front, and the 'true image' of Christ from the vernicle on the back are symbolic of Christ's sacricifial body within the pyx, as are the Latin inscriptions: AGNUS DEI QUI TOLLIS PECCAT MUNDY MISERERE NOBIS (BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD, WHO TAKEST AWAY THE SINS OF THE WORLD, HAVE MERCY ON US) and IHESUS AUTEM TRANSIENS PER MEDIUM ILLORUM IBAT (BUT JESUS, PASSING THROUGH THE MIDST OF THEM, WENT HIS WAY) from Luke, Chapter 4.(26/11/2002) |
Credit line | Dr W.L. Hildburgh Bequest |
Object history | Acquisition RF: 55/4478A Dr WL Hildburgh FSA Bequest |
Production | Maker unidentified |
Bibliographic reference | The Golden Age of Hispanic Silver 1400-1665, Charles Oman, Pg.36, pl.50, HMSO, 1968 |
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Accession number | M.219-1956 |
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Record created | February 9, 2004 |
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