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Round box and Cover ('pyx')

Round box and cover ('pyx')
Silver, with scrolling embossed decoration interspersed with crosses. Lettered around the side HIC+EST +CORPUS+ DM+MY+IHS+PPI+ The cover is surmounted by a cross, the interior gilded.
Unmarked.
Probably European, 19th century
Height: 9 cm; Diameter: 10.5 cm.

Place: Europe

Object Type: pyx

Century: 19th century

Material: Silver

Museum Accession Number: 2009.1.7/Sil.