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Pilgrim flask
Egyptian
Byzantine Period
6th century A.D.
Findspot: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 8 x 6 x 1.7 cm (3 1/8 x 2 3/8 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Source unidentified
Accession Number2021.563
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionA mold-made pilgrim flask decorated with low reliefs. Both sides are decorated with a draped male figure standing with kneeling camels (see 86.776). The composition is contained within a single pearled border. The single pearled border, lack of inscription, and repetition of the same motif of both sides indicates a date in the 6th century A.D. Nearly identical to 86.776 (note differences in neck).
Provenance2021, accessioned by the MFA. (Accession Date: November 16, 2021)