Terracotta Pilgrim Flask, Coptic Egypt ca. 480 - 650

A medieval period Coptic pilgrim flask. Saint Menas on one side, flanked by camels, and arms outstretched in blessing. A quincunx, representing a cross on left side, remains of cross on right side. Re

A Coptic terracotta souvenir pilgrim's flask, Egypt, c. AD 480 - 650, depicting Saint Menas on either side, flanked by camels, his arms outstretched in blessing, above each arm is a quincunx, represen

A pair of ceramic souvenir pilgrim flasks, Coptic Egypt, c. AD 480 - 650, the first depicting Saint Menas on one side, flanked by camels, his arms outstretched in blessing. Above each arm is a quincun

**First Time At Auction** Egypt, Coptic culture, ca. 4th to 6th century CE. A fine mold-made pottery vessel displaying a circular body with convex walls, a narrow neck, and a flared rim, all sitting u

An antique Egypt Coptic Christian pilgrim flask. Coptic flasks, used by pilgrims during religious journeys, were adorned with symbols and inscriptions that held deep religious significance. The flask

Ca. 1st Millennium BC A terracotta pilgrim flask with a squat, flattened body and a short neck with a flared rim, flanked by a pair of loop handles protruding from both sides. The term 'pilgrim flask'

Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, ca. 4th to 8th century CE. A beautiful and iconographically rich terracotta vessel with a depressed globular body, short neck, and flattened rim, hand painted in hues of red a

Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, ca. 664 to 525 BCE. A flattened flask with twin curved handles flanking the neck and a bright turquoise faience glaze. The neck is narrow, with a rolled rim. Items

**First Time At Auction** Egypt, Coptic period, ca. 4th to 7th century CE. A rare and attractive pottery flask presenting a flattened annular body with liberal remains painted decoration of geometric

**Originally Listed At $200** Ancient Egypt, Coptic culture, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE (three); Pre-Columbian, Mexico City region, Aztec, ca. 1300 to 1500 CE (geometric symbol). Three roun

Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE (three red pieces) and Egypt, Coptic culture, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE (black and white on red). A group of four ancient pottery fragment

Ancient Greece, Archaic, ca. 650 to 480 BCE. A mold-made terracotta protome representing a female head, wearing a himation drawn up and over her head, with a scalloped fringe of bangs and long wavy lo

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Greece, Archaic, ca. 650 to 480 BCE. A mold-made terracotta protome representing a female head, wearing a himation drawn up and over her head, with a scalloped fringe

Ancient Greece, Archaic, ca. 650 to 480 BCE. A mold-made terracotta protome representing a female head, wearing a himation drawn up and over her head, with a scalloped fringe of bangs and long wavy lo

Ancient Greece, Archaic, ca. 650 to 480 BCE. A mold-made terracotta protome depicting a female head, wearing a himation drawn up and over her head and round earrings, with a scalloped fringe of bangs

Ancient Greece, Archaic, ca. 650 to 480 BCE. A mold-made terracotta protome presenting a female bust with the hood of her himation drawn up and over her head, a crimped fringe of bangs elegantly frami

Ancient Greece, Archaic, ca. 650 to 480 BCE. A mould-made terracotta female head protome of the Archaic period, wearing a stephane, a himation drawn up and over her head, with a crimped fringe of bang

Ancient Greece, Archaic, ca. 650 to 480 BCE. A mould-made terracotta female head protome of the Archaic period, wearing a stephane, a himation drawn up and over her head, with a crimped fringe of bang

Holy Land, Iron Age I, ca. 1200 to 1000 BCE. This is a pretty example of a terracotta ampulla vessel commonly called a "pilgrim" flask, with a circular, flattened, gourd-like body. It has loop handles

**Originally Listed At $200** Near East, Holy Land, early Byzantine Empire, ca. 3rd to 5th century CE. A lovely pair of Holy Land terracotta vessels. First is a blackware pilgrim's flask with twin nub

Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE. A hand-built pottery pilgrim flask of sizable form bearing bullseye motifs along both sides of the convex body. Above is a pair

Egypt, Romano-Egyptian to Coptic Period, ca. 4th to 7th century CE. A mold-formed pottery flask depicting Saint Menas, an early Christian martyr, on both sides. On either side of the figure is a camel

Egypt, Romano-Egyptian to Coptic Period, ca. 4th to 7th century CE. A mold-formed pottery flask depicting Saint Menas, an early Christian martyr, on both sides. One side shows St. Menas standing with

Ancient Roman Holy Land Terracotta Pilgrim Flask c.1st-2nd century AD. Ex Chicago Estate.