491393 Ivory Pyx (Box), 500s (ivory) by Byzantine School, (6th century); w:12.70 h:8.50 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Elaborately carved from a section of an elephant??? tusk, this ivory pyx (Greek for "box") depicts a number of New Testament scenes, namely the Annunciation, Christ??? entry into Jerusalem, Christ raising Lazarus, and Christ healing the blind man. It also depicts a Christian altar with chalices, possibly indicating the box??? use in a liturgical context. ); Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund; out of copyright.