Ciborium with Scenes from the Lives of the Virgin and Christ

mid 14th century (Medieval)

13.3 cm 22.7 cm 16.6 cm

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This type of elegant, elevated pyx is called a ciborium, the Latin word for a covered receptacle or cup. By the 14th century, traveling artists had brought the style and technique of Limoges enamel to other European regions, including northern Spain. This ciborium is character...

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Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1908, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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