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ion; the candlestick (aštanak) comes in dif-
ferent sizes; the ostensorium (čačanč‘), an
oval disc usually containing a relic at the
center, is placed on the altar; the oil lamp
(kant‘eł), a bowl in glass or silver, in which
oil is burned, is hung over the altar or an
image; the censer (burvar˙) is a bowl sus-
pended by three chains, and holds the burn-
ing incense; another bowl holds the extra
incense (xnkaman); the flabellum (k‘šoc‘) is a
disc of silver surrounded with small bells, a
musical instrument used mainly during the
Holy Mass; the cymbal (cencła) is a musical
instrument composed of two identical con-
cave brass plates; the muron dove (aławni) is
a dove-shaped holy muron container; the
flagon (bažakaman) is a vessel that contains
the wine offered during the Holy Mass; the
paten (małzmay) is a flat plate, placed on the
chalice; the pendant (panakē), with a picture
of St. Mary in the center, is used by a bishop;
the pectoral cross (lanˇjaxač‘) is worn on
the chest by the clergy of all ranks; the
ring (matani) is worn by the bishop on the
little finger of the right hand and by the ca-
tholicos on the ring finger; the large proces-
sional cross (t‘ap‘ōri xač‘) is carried at the
head of processions; the eucharist stamp
(nəšxari kałapar) is used for the preparation
of the eucharistic bread (nəšxar); the pyxis
(masnatup‘) is a small silver box in which
pieces of the consecrated host are kept; the