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Communion plate
Unknown1400/1600
The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
Coventry, United Kingdom
This communion plate was excavated from the Benedictine Priory in Coventry. It may have been used to hold the sacramental bread during the Eucharist. During this Christian rite still practised today, participants receive bread and wine representing the body and blood of Christ.
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Details
- Title: Communion plate
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1400/1600
- Physical Dimensions: 25mm x 140mm
- Type: Religion
- Medium: Pewter
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