Ciborium Bowl for Hosts, Liturgical Eucharist (250)

Measurements
Mouth 17 centimeters.
Height 6 centimeters.
Total height 12 centimeters.
Base 14 centimeters.
The ciborium is a liturgical metal vessel where consecrated hosts are placed. It can also be called a "pyx," a term used to indicate any container for holding small objects. The first ciboria were primarily hard wooden boxes, but very early on this word was also used to refer to containers made of metal, clay, ivory, or bone. During the Middle Ages, the definition "Metal Ciborium" began to be used to define the vessels intended to hold consecrated hosts for mass, the liturgical ciborium placed in the Tabernacle and covered by the veil.
Initially, on the other hand, metal ciboria served as cylindrical containers intended to hold consecrated hosts. Later, the metal ciborium became the large cup used to distribute the Eucharist, as well as the vessel for storing unconsumed consecrated hosts.
The metal ciborium thus acquired the shape of a large chalice, a very wide cup with a base less tall than a common chalice. Furthermore, the ciborium is generally closed by a conical or pyramidal cover, crowned by a small Cross or an image of Jesus Christ.
Due to its importance, the ciborium is very often made of a precious material (gold, silver, gilded silver...) and with the interior gilded, being in direct contact with the consecrated hosts, that is, the Body of Jesus.
The metal ciborium, filled with hosts, is usually kept in the church tabernacle. Only during liturgical celebrations can metal ciboria be placed on the altar, as an object of devotion.
Metal ciboria, in addition to being made of precious materials such as gold, silver, brass, and others, are decorated with chiseling, bas-reliefs, and ornaments.