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Flask: E.177.1891

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

St Menas flask, flat circular bottle with two handles, motifs of (on one side) St Menas standing between two camels with two crosses either side of his head, and (other side) a star in the middle of concentric circles

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 0.062 m
Height: 0.069 m

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1891) by Chester, Rev. Greville J.

Dating

341 CE - 660 CE

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.177.1891
Primary reference Number: 49391
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 24 October 2016 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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