id: 160974
accession number: 1999.230
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url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1999.230
updated: 2023-03-20 14:14:22.578000
Pilgrim's Flask with Saint Menas, 400–600. Egypt, Coptic, 400s-500s. Terracotta; overall: 10.2 x 6.6 x 2.3 cm (4 x 2 5/8 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Bruce Ferrini in memory of Robert P. Bergman 1999.230
title: Pilgrim's Flask with Saint Menas
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creation date: 400–600
creation date earliest: 400
creation date latest: 600
current location: 105 Byzantine
creditline: Gift of Bruce Ferrini in memory of Robert P. Bergman
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culture: Egypt, Coptic, 400s-500s
technique: terracotta
department: Medieval Art
collection: MED - Byzantine
type: Ceramic
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measurements: Overall: 10.2 x 6.6 x 2.3 cm (4 x 2 5/8 x 7/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 2007-05-10T00:00:00
Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art. National Museum of Bavaria, Munich, Germany (May 10-September 16, 2007); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA (October 30, 2007-January 20, 2008); Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN (February 13-June 7, 2009).
title: Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics and Devotion in Medieval Europe
opening date: 2010-10-17T00:00:00
Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics and Devotion in Medieval Europe. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 17, 2010-January 17, 2011); The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD (February 13-May 15, 2011).
title: Africa and Byzantium
opening date: 2023-11-13T05:00:00
Africa and Byzantium. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (organizer) (November 13, 2023-March 3, 2024); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (April 14-July 21, 2024).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* Bavarian Nationalmuseum, Munich (5/10/2007 - 9/16/2007), the J. Paul Getty Musuem, Los Angeles (10/30/2007 - 1/20/2008) and Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN (2/13/2009 - 6/7/2009): "Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art"
CMA, October 17, 2010 - January 17, 2011, Walters Art Museum February 13 - May 15, 2011: "Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics and Devotion in Medieval Europe," cat. no. 22.
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PROVENANCE
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These flasks bear the image of Saint Menas, an early martyr of the Christian Church whose shrine was in the desert southwest of Alexandria in Egypt. These flasks were probably used by pilgrims to hold oil taken from the lamp that burned over this saint's tomb. Probably manufactured near the shrine, pilgrim's flasks often bear decorations hinting at their place of origin, as is the case here.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Cleveland Museum of Art, “Cleveland Museum of Art Acquires Rare Chinese Paintings, Baroque Porcelain Plaque and Other New Acquisitions Exhibited with Hanging Scrolls,” December 20, 1999, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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url: https://archive.org/details/cmapr4305
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Holger A. Klein. Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 58-59, no. 12
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Bagnoli, Martina. Treasures of heaven: saints, relics, and devotion in medieval Europe. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2010.
page number: Reproduced: cat. no. 22, p. 43
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IMAGES
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print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1999.230/1999.230_print.jpg
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