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St Menas ampulla. Egpyt, Abu-Menas, Alexandria, late 6th - mid 7th CE. Flasks such as these were used by pilgrims to Egypt, in order to bring home oil or water that they collected when visiting the pilgrimage saint for Saint Menas, at Abu Mena. Moulded unglazed earthenware, 3 7/8 in.; diam. 2 3/4 in. Inv. C.176-1926.
Location
Victoria and Albert Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART597895
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3741px × 5191px
Photo Credit
V&A Images, London / Art Resource, NY
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Ampulla
Ceramic
Christian, Non-Western
Egyptian, Roman (30 BCE-642 CE)
Flask
Pilgrim
Saint Menas