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Alms dishes

Scope note

Large, circular, dishlike vessels upon which money, collected in church from the congregation in smaller containers, is assembled and presented at the altar.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000198819

Broader Terms used

<liturgical vessels>

Equivalent Terms used

alms dish

Created

13yrs ago

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