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Pilgrim's Flask with Nimbed Figure

c. 400–600
opaque glass with paint
Overall: 10.5 x 6.9 cm (4 1/8 x 2 11/16 in.)
Gift of Bruce Ferrini in memory of Robert P. Bergman 1999.236
Location: 105 Byzantine
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Description

Ampullae (small flasks) from pilgrimage sites were made of metal, terracotta, or glass. Because of their fragility, glass ampullae survive less abundantly than the other materials. This example was painted with the image of an unidentified saint bearing a nimbus or halo. It must have been used in conjunction with this saint's shrine.
Pilgrim's Flask with Nimbed Figure

Pilgrim's Flask with Nimbed Figure

c. 400–600

Byzantium, Syria-Palestine, Byzantine period

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