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        "current_location": "105 Byzantine",
        "title": "Pilgrim\u2019s Flask",
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        "description": "After the Crusader conquest of the Holy Land in 1099, Jerusalem experienced a revival of Christian pilgrimage. During the 12th century, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher was rebuilt, redecorated, and reconsecrated. With the influx of new pilgrims, especially from Western Europe, lead ampullae (small flasks) such as this very rare example were briefly reintroduced. The flask was cast with images of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and Christ\u2019s Descent into Limbo (Anastasis), establishing a visual connection with the holy sites of Christ\u2019s death and entombment.",
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            {
                "citation": "Pitarakis, Brigitte. \u201cLead Flasks and Pilgrimages After the Crusades*.\u201d <em>In Memory of Prof. Dr. I\u015f\u0131n Demirkent</em>, edited by Ayri Basim, pp. 395\u2013415. Istanbul: \u0130stanbul \u00dcniversitesi Edebiyat Fak\u00fcltesi, 2008.",
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            },
            {
                "citation": "Cleveland Museum of Art, \u201cCleveland Museum of Art Acquires Rare Chinese Paintings, Baroque Porcelain Plaque and Other New Acquisitions Exhibited with Hanging Scrolls,\u201d December 20, 1999, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.",
                "page_number": null,
                "url": "https://archive.org/details/cmapr4305"
            },
            {
                "citation": "Boehm, Barbara Drake and Melanie Holbomb, eds. Jerusalem, 1000-1400: Every People Under Heaven. NY: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2016.",
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