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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Saint Menas Pilgrim's Flask
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Saint Menas Pilgrim's Flask

AAT Object Form/Functionpilgrim bottles
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
AAT Object Techniquerelief (sculptural techniques)
Place CreatedAbu Mina, Egypt, Africa
Dateca. 6th Century CE
MediumMarl clay
Credit LineEgyptian Purchase Fund
Dimensions4 x 3 in. (10.2 x 7.6 cm)
Object number2006.049.001
Exhibition HistoryMillennium Gate Museum, Atlanta, Georgia, April 2011 - September 19, 2018
ProvenancePurchased by MCCM from Griffin Gallery Ancient Art, Boca Raton, Florida.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
© Bruce M. White, 2008.
722-332 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ca. 3rd Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
1200-586 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
3rd Century BCE-3rd Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
late 2nd-mid 7th Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
late 2nd-mid 7th Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
late 2nd-mid 7th Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
late 2nd-mid 7th Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
late 2nd-mid 7th Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
late 2nd-mid 7th Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
late 2nd-mid 7th Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
late 2nd-mid 7th Century CE