Brass Pyxis Depicting Jesus' Return to Jerusalem (Illustration)

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by The Metropolitan Museum of Art
published on 26 July 2018

Brass Pyxis Depicting Jesus' Return to Jerusalem — Dating to the late 13th century CE, this brass pyxis depicts Jesus' return to Jerusalem, juxtaposed with standing figures (possibly saints). It is engraved, and decorated with silver. Measures 10.5 cm height and 10.3 cm in diameter. Weighs 394 grams. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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© Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY. Republished for educational/scholarly use under the museum's Open Access for Scholarly Content initiative. Original image by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Uploaded by Patrick Tinkham, published on 26 July 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Copyright. You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

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