A good example of late 13^th century enamel work from or under the immediate influence of Limoge ateliers. There are three types of decorative motifs on the cylinder: a background pattern of small black crosses on a copper-colored base on both the cylinder and lid; white rinceaux on the lid, complete save for a few small touches of cold white repair; and on the cylinder three round white framed medallions of heraldic emblems of a cross, a star and a fleur de lis in bright white, red, blue and green enamels.

A date in the later 13^th century is fixed by comparison of the proportion of the cylinder’s height to width and the conic rise of the lid. The general decorative program of medallions and surrounding parerga follows a generic pattern with varying specific emblems seen in a number of pyxes from later 13^th century Limoge, for which cf. Ernest Rupin, Le Oeuvre de Limoge, Paris, 1890 (and reprinted editions), pp. 204 – 266, particularly nos. 260-265 and 268.