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Preferred term

Pyxes  

Definition

  • Liturgical vessels used to hold the reserved Host on the altar or to carry the Eucharist to the sick [AAT 94]

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • BOXES, PYX
  • PIXES
  • PYX BOXES
  • PYXIDES

Notation

  • 116417

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-DF7GPJRN-7

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