Travel Pyx
1880-1900
Artists
Description
A gilt pyx in the form of a castellated and conical-roofed turret, containing two compartments. Inscribed: “Ecce panis Angelorum”
Dimensions
8 x 4.45 cm (3 1/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
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