Pax with the Crucifixion, ca. 1360–70, South German, Ivory and copper gilt, Overall: 3 3/4 x 3 1/8 x 15/16 in. (9.5 x 7.9 x 2.4 cm), Ivories, The pax, meaning 'peace,' was a tablet that the priest and faithful kissed before taking Communion. This example depicts the Crucifixion with the Virgin, St. John, Longinus, and Stephaton. A sword, placed like a stream of blood flowing from Christ's wound, pierces Mary's breast
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