PYX. WOOD. SPANISH SCHOOL, 16TH CENTURY.

Pyx. Carved and polychrome wood. Spanish school, 16th century. Box with a circular base and truncated conical body that has a domed lid topped with a molded knob, it is made of carved wood and retains traces of gilding on its exterior surface and also on the interior (lid and base). In this area it is decorated with plant-themed carvings on the lid and winged angel heads joined by curved textiles reminiscent of garlands on the front of the body. Typologically, the piece is reminiscent of silver pyxes in its shape: compare with two examples from the 16th century in the Museum of Burgos (one with a flatter body than the present piece, but with a similarly shaped lid; another similar to this one). , a pyx from around the middle of the 14th century from the Cluny Museum with similar proportions to this wooden box, etc. Likewise, it would be necessary to mention at least the one known as Salero de San Fernando (Convent of San Clemente in Seville). Pyxes or hosts made of wood are not common, either because the use of metals is preferred for these liturgical objects, or because they are less well preserved or replaced more frequently than silver ones. One is known from the 16th century from the Balkans or Venetian, preserved in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London; There is a wooden pyx case in the same museum dated between 1470 and 1540; etc

· Size: 14,5x14,5x14,5 cms