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Clay St. Menas flask: E.83.1932

Current Location: In storage

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Pilgrim flask, with St Menas between two camel heads on both sides. Pilgrim flasks stored oil from the lamps burning over the graves of Coptic saints.

Measurements and weight

Length: 11 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1932) by Whyte, Edward Towry

Dating

Coptic
Circa 401 CE - 500 CE

Materials used in production

Clay

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.83.1932
Primary reference Number: 52813
Oldadmincategory: P

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 26 October 2016

Associated departments & institutions

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

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