- Period
- Byzantine
- Date
- 6th century
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Object no.
- 464317
Circular Box (Pyxis) with the Miracle of Christ’s Multiplication of the Loaves
Unknown maker, 6th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 · Public domain
- Maker
- Unknown maker
- Date
- 6th century
- Medium
- Elephant ivory with polychromy
- Dimensions
- Overall (with lid): 3 1/2 x 4 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 11.1 x 14 cm) Overall (without lid): 3 x 4 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. (7.6 x 10.8 x 13.3 cm) Top: 1/2 x 4 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. (1.3 x 11.1 x 14 cm)
- Period
- Byzantine
The record
Why it matters
Circular Box (Pyxis) with the Miracle of Christ’s Multiplication of the Loaves, dated 6th century, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Elephant ivory with polychromy. The API record does not identify a named maker. The recorded dimensions are Overall (with lid): 3 1/2 x 4 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 11.1 x 14 cm) Overall (without lid): 3 x 4 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. (7.6 x 10.8 x 13.3 cm) Top: 1/2 x 4 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. (1.3 x 11.1 x 14 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.