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image of Pyx in the Form of a Dove
French 13th Century (artist)
Pyx in the Form of a Dove, c. 1220/1230
gilded copper with enamel
Overall: 18.2 x 22.6 x 19.1 cm (7 3/16 x 8 7/8 x 7 1/2 in.) overall (diameter of base): 16.8 cm (6 5/8 in.) overall (diameter of disk): 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.) overall (height of wall around base): 2.4 cm (15/16 in.) overall (height of turrets): 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.)
Widener Collection
1942.9.284
On View
From the Tour: Medieval Metalwork and Enamels
Object 6 of 8

Exhibition History

1897
Catalogue of a Collection of European Enamels, Burlington Fine Arts Club, London, 1897, 13-14, no. 52, pl. 9.
1900
Catalogue officiel illustré de l'art français des origines à 1800, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900, 294, no. 2554.

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