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Published Egyptian St. Menas Pilgrim's Flask, ex-LACMA

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Published Egyptian St. Menas Pilgrim's Flask, ex-LACMA

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Description

Egypt, Roman to Coptic Period, ca. 4th to 7th century CE. A mold-formed pottery flask depicting Saint Menas, an early Christian martyr, on both sides. Each side shows St. Menas standing with his arms out in a gesture of prayer while a camel lays recumbent to either side of him. Flasks of Saint Menas like this example were used by pilgrims to Menas' shrine - built southwest of Alexandria in Egypt - to hold oil from the lamp that burned above Menas' tomb. Size: 0.93" L x 2.58" W x 3.26" H (2.4 cm x 6.6 cm x 8.3 cm)

Exhibited at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) from 1986 to 1991; in the University of Arizona Museum of Art, October 1993 to December 1993; and in the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), California State University, San Bernardino from 1996 to 2023, reference number EL01.173.1996.

Published in Dr. Gerry D. Scott III. "Temple, Tomb and Dwelling: Egyptian Antiquities from the Harer Family Trust Collection." University of California Press, 1992, pp. 118, 121, fig. 74b

Provenance: Collection of Dr. W. Benson Harer, Los Angeles, California, USA; Exhibited at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) from 1986 to 1991; in the University of Arizona Museum of Art, October 1993 to December 1993; and in the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), California State University, San Bernardino from 1996 to 2023, reference number EL01.173.1996; Published in "Temple, Tomb, and Dwelling", fig. 74b

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Condition

Nicks and abrasions commensurate with age, with softening to finer details, and light earthen deposits, otherwise intact and great. Nice preservation to overall form.