The pyx is located in the museum below the chapel. The exposition is located in the lower tier of the castle church built in the 14th century. The upper tier (rebuilt several times) is the chapel of the Holy Mother of Kębło.
The base of the pyx is circular, wavy and covered with multileafed regenerative ornaments. Nodus or decorative thickening on the corpus is pear-shaped, like a vase. Semicircular cap. The cover has a narrowing. Comparavit (...) Anno dn. 1735' is engraved in the bottom of the lid. The edge of the base is surrounded by a stripe of locks. The pedestal is squab, segmented, decorated with a tape broken regeneratively alternating with seashells.
The top of the base with a wavy multi-leafed edge, covered with ornamentation of the tape broken regeneratively. Among the tape motifs of acanthus and campanula leaves. The top of the base is conical and ends with a lambrekin band. The lower part of the nodus is decorated with strips of lock, the upper part with palm trees. The bottom of the cap is decorated with a tape broken regeneratively. Among the straps there is a garland of flowers and leaves. The centre of the cap is surrounded by a wreath of laurel leaves, with a smooth stripe above the wreath. The cover in the lower part is domed and trimmed with a volute-floral motif and a stripe of locks on the top, under the narrowing.
The upper part of the cover, spherically flattened, is decorated with a strip of acanthus leaves. Handle in the shape of an isosceles cross. Pyx punctured with "CE" contribution mark from 1806/7. Baroque style - regency. Material and technique silver-trimmed, gold-plated.
| Title | PYX |
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| Meta keywords | Churches, Church in Poland, Sanctuary in Kębło, Wąwolnica Poland |
| Description | The pyx is located in the museum below the chapel. The exposition is located in the lower tier of the castle church built in the 14th century. The upper tier (rebuilt several times) is the chapel of the Holy Mother of Kębło. The base of the pyx is circular, wavy and covered with multileafed regenerative ornaments. Nodus or decorative thickening on the corpus is pear-shaped, like a vase. Semicircular cap. The cover has a narrowing. Comparavit (...) Anno dn. 1735' is engraved in the bottom of the lid. The edge of the base is surrounded by a stripe of locks. The pedestal is squab, segmented, decorated with a tape broken regeneratively alternating with seashells. The top of the base with a wavy multi-leafed edge, covered with ornamentation of the tape broken regeneratively. Among the tape motifs of acanthus and campanula leaves. The top of the base is conical and ends with a lambrekin band. The lower part of the nodus is decorated with strips of lock, the upper part with palm trees. The bottom of the cap is decorated with a tape broken regeneratively. Among the straps there is a garland of flowers and leaves. The centre of the cap is surrounded by a wreath of laurel leaves, with a smooth stripe above the wreath. The cover in the lower part is domed and trimmed with a volute-floral motif and a stripe of locks on the top, under the narrowing. The upper part of the cover, spherically flattened, is decorated with a strip of acanthus leaves. Handle in the shape of an isosceles cross. Pyx punctured with "CE" contribution mark from 1806/7. Baroque style - regency. Material and technique silver-trimmed, gold-plated. |
| Place of publication | Wąwolnica, Poland |
| Date of publication | 1735 |
| Type | PYX |
| Dimension | 32 Ø feet, 14,2 |
| Rights owner | Roman Catholic Parish of St. Adalbert in Wąwolnica |
| Digitization | Roman Catholic Parish of St. Adalbert in Wąwolnica |
| Location of the original | located in the chapel of the Holy Mother of Kębło, Roman Catholic Parish of St. Adalbert in Wąwolnica, located in the church, Roman Catholic Parish of St. Adalbert in Wąwolnica, Poland |
