Cleveland Museum of Art
Ivory Pyx (Box)
- Date
- 500s
- Medium
- ivory
- Culture
- Byzantium
- Department
- Medieval Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Elaborately carved from a section of an elephant’s tusk, this ivory pyx (Greek for "box") depicts a number of New Testament scenes, namely the Annunciation, Christ’s entry into Jerusalem, Christ raising Lazarus, and Christ healing the blind man. It also depicts a Christian altar with chalices, possibly indicating the box’s use in a liturgical context.
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