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Pilgrim Flask with Scenes of St. Menas
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Both sides of this terracotta ampulla (pilgrim flask) are decorated with the same scene in relief: Saint Menas in prayer, flanked by two kneeling camels within a circular border of dots or studs. The saint stands frontally, arms held open; the long folds of his cloak are visible as vertical lines on either side of his body; there may be crosses depicted in the space on either side of his head. The body of the flask was created with a two-piece mold; the handles were made separately and attached before firing. The relief is worn and difficult to read; there is some discoloration on the vessel, particularly on the raised details.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
[C. Dikran Kelekian Ancient Arts New York 1983] sold; to The Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection Department of the Classics Harvard University (1983-2012) transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums 2012.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection Department of the Classics Harvard University
Title: Pilgrim Flask with Scenes of St. Menas
Description:
Both sides of this terracotta ampulla (pilgrim flask) are decorated with the same scene in relief: Saint Menas in prayer, flanked by two kneeling camels within a circular border of dots or studs.
The saint stands frontally, arms held open; the long folds of his cloak are visible as vertical lines on either side of his body; there may be crosses depicted in the space on either side of his head.
The body of the flask was created with a two-piece mold; the handles were made separately and attached before firing.
The relief is worn and difficult to read; there is some discoloration on the vessel, particularly on the raised details.
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