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Historical Archive: Sion Resurrection pyxis sixth century, eastern Mediterranean (Syria or Egypt?), with later bronze fittings ivory, height 7.2 cm, with cover 8.4 cm, diameter 11 cm Valais Historical Museum no. MV 152/1, Valère, Sion (Sitten), canton of Valais, Switzerland loan from the canons of Sion cathedral angel with two holy women, with pyxis cover angel at the sepulchre angel with two holy women holy woman on viewer's right apostle left of watchmen (Paul?) watchmen watchmen, wreath and cross watchmen and apostle watchmen, apostle, holy woman apostle right of watchmen (Peter?) oblique angle from above pyxis cover