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title: Byzantine Ivory Pyxis
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5723/byzantine-ivory-pyxis/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Byzantine Ivory Pyxis

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Byzantine Ivory Pyxis](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5723.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5723.jpg)

## Image Caption

This pyxis once had a lockable lid and was perhaps used to hold sacramental bread. Its carvings refer to the Biblical tale of Daniel in the lions' den. [Byzantine](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Byzantine/), 5th or early 6th century CE. From modern-day [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/) or [Syria](https://www.worldhistory.org/syria/). (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, September 26). Byzantine Ivory Pyxis. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5723/byzantine-ivory-pyxis/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Byzantine Ivory Pyxis." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 26, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5723/byzantine-ivory-pyxis/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Byzantine Ivory Pyxis." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Sep 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5723/byzantine-ivory-pyxis/>.

## License & Copyright

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