Pyx, late 15th–early 16th century, Spanish, Silver with silver-gilt interior, Overall: 4 3/16 x 3 7/16 in. ( x cm

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Pyx, late 15th–early 16th century, Spanish, Silver with silver-gilt interior, Overall: 4 3/16 x 3 7/16 in. ( x cm), Metalwork-Silver, Pyxes (from the Greek for 'boxwood vessel') are receptacles made to hold the consecrated bread, or Host, in reserve during Communion. The sacrament of Communion derives from the Gospel accounts of the Last Supper, in which Jesus gave bread to his disciples and said, 'Take ye, and eat

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