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Pyx
This article refers to an object used in Christian church services. For for the British coinage procedure, see Trial of the Pyx. A brass pyx for carrying the consecrated host A pyx is a small container used in the Roman Catholic, Old Catholic and Anglican Churches to carry the consecrated ho..
Pyxicephalus
Pyxicephalus is a genus of true frogs from Sub-Saharan Africa, commonly referred to as African Bull Frogs. Species Pyxicephalus adspersus (Tschudi, 1838)Pyxicephalus edulis (Peters, 1854)Pyxicephalus obbianus (Calabresi, 1927) ..
Pyxidea mouhotii
Keeled Box Turtle (Pyxidea mouhotii) is a species of turtle found in China (Hainan), Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar and India. It is the only species within the genus Pyxidea, and sources often synonimize Pyxidea with the other genus of Asian box turtle, Cuora. It is characterized by a yellow colored ..
Pyxis
Pyxis click for larger image Abbreviation Pyx Genitive Pyxidis Symbology the compass box Right ascension 9 h Declination −30° Area Ranked 65th Number of stars(magnitude < 3) 0 Brightest star App. magnitude 3.68) Meteor showers None Borderingconstellations ..
Pyxis (disambiguation)
Pyxis may refer to: Pyxis, a constellation.Pyxis (pottery), a piece of ancient Greek pottery. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intend..
Pyxis (pottery)
A pyxis is a type of Greek pottery used by women to hold cosmetics, trinkets or jewelery. It was usually a round box with a separate lid. Ultimately, the Pyxis was derived from Corinthian boxes that also came with covers. The shape of the vessel can be traced in pottery back to the Protogeometric ..
Pyxis of Čierne Kľačany
The Pyxis of Čierne Kľačany (Slovak: Čiernokľačianska pyxida) is an oval-shaped jewel box (i.e. a pyxis) made of elephant bones. It was found in a tomb near the village of Čierne Kľačany in Slovakia in 1974 by a group of boys and locals. History The artifact is dated from the end of the 9..
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