id: 160980 accession number: 1999.236 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1999.236 updated: 2019-11-18 12:08:22.320000 Pilgrim's Flask with Nimbed Figure, c. 400-600. Byzantium, Syria-Palestine, Byzantine period, 5th-7th Century. Opaque glass with paint; overall: 10.5 x 6.9 cm (4 1/8 x 2 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Bruce Ferrini in memory of Robert P. Bergman 1999.236 title: Pilgrim's Flask with Nimbed Figure title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 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 copyright: --- culture: Byzantium, Syria-Palestine, Byzantine period, 5th-7th Century technique: opaque glass with paint department: Medieval Art collection: MED - Byzantine type: Glass find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 10.5 x 6.9 cm (4 1/8 x 2 11/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: Ampullae (small flasks) from pilgrimage sites were made of metal, terracotta, or glass. Because of their fragility, glass ampullae survive less abundantly than the other materials. This example was painted with the image of an unidentified saint bearing a nimbus or halo. It must have been used in conjunction with this saint's shrine. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1999.236/1999.236_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1999.236/1999.236_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1999.236/1999.236_full.tif