Communion host container or pyx

anoniem, anonymous, anonymous, anoniem, 1495

The Latin inscription on this pyx from The Hague reads as follows: ‘De virgine natum anno MCDXCV’ (Born of the Virgin, from the year 1495). This is a reference to the host, the symbolic body of Christ, who was born of the Virgin Mary.

  • Artwork typepyx
  • Object numberBK-BR-523
  • Dimensionsheight 9 cm