id:			160980
accession number:	1999.236
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1999.236
updated:		2020-10-22 09:01:30.731000

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
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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
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culture:	Byzantium, Syria-Palestine, Byzantine period, 5th-7th Century
technique:	opaque glass with paint
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Byzantine
type:		Glass
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measurements: Overall: 10.5 x 6.9 cm (4 1/8 x 2 11/16 in.)
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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.
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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

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