EditorialPyx, late 15th?early 16th century, Spanish, Silver with silver-gilt interior, Overall: 4 3/16 x 3 7/16 in. (10.6 x 8.8 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Pyxes (from the Greek for 'boxwood vessel') are receptacles made to hold the consecrated bread, or Host, in re...
EditorialAncient silver mines in Lavrion. Remains of silver washing plant with channels and receptacles. The precious metals sank and were retained in the cups.
EditorialAncient silver mines in Lavrion. Remains of silver washing plant with channels and receptacles. The precious metals sank and were retained in the cups.
EditorialPyx, late 15th?early 16th century, Spanish, Silver with silver-gilt interior, Overall: 4 3/16 x 3 7/16 in. (10.6 x 8.8 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Pyxes (from the Greek for 'boxwood vessel') are receptacles made to hold the consecrated bread, or Host, in re...
EditorialBox Coffin and Rope, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 3?4, ca. 2649?2465 B.C., From Egypt, Fayum Entrance Area, Tarkhan, BSAE excavations 1911-1913, Wood (tamarisk), pigment, fiber, L. 87 cm (34 1/4 in); W. 54 cm (21 1/4 in); W. 59 cm (23 1/4 in), The earliest rec...
EditorialAncient silver mines in Lavrion. Remains of silver washing plant with channels and receptacles. The precious metals sank and were retained in the cups.