Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Containers (hierarchy name)
5. containers (receptacles)
6. [containers by function or context]
7. ceremonial containers
8. liturgical containers
9. liturgical vessels

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Object Genres
4. object genres
5. object genres by form
6. dishes

Anotations

Scope note:

Dishes or shallow or deeper bowls used to hold the consecrated hosts during their distribution during the Christian liturgy. This bowl or dish is used for the distribution of communion in place of a ciborium. For bowls, often two-handled, used to hold consecrated wine, use "communion bowls (vessels for wine)."