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Pilgrim flask

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Small pilgrim flask with a funnel-shaped neck, two oval handles and a round body with flattened round decoration. The decoration is the same on both sides, showing a medal of Saint Menas. He is shown frontally with outstretched arms, flanked by two kneeling camels and two Greek crosses. A circle of pearls surrounds the medal.

Present location

MUSEU NACIONAL DE ARQUEOLOGIA [46/003] LISBON

Inventory number

E 231 (n. cat. 302)

Dating

COPTIC PERIOD

Archaeological Site

UNKNOWN

Category

FLASK

Material

LINEN; POTTERY

Technique

WORKED; BURNED

Height

8.7 cm

Width

6 cm

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