Pilgrim Flask with Saint Menas. Dimensions: 3 7/8 x 2 5/8 in. (9.8 x 6.7 cm). Date: 4th-7th century.Ampullae like this one were used by pilgrims to bring home water or oil from the great pilgrimage site for Saint Menas, said to be a late-third-century Egyptian Roman soldier who was martyred for his Christian faith. He is shown between the two camels who returned his body to Egypt for burial. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Name: Pilgrim Flask with Saint Menas. Dimensions: 3 7/8 x 2 5/8 in. (9.8 x 6.7 cm). Date: 4th-7th century.Ampullae like this one were used by pilgrims to bring home water or oil from the great pilgrimage site for Saint Menas, said to be a late-third-century Egyptian Roman soldier who was martyred for his Christian faith. He is shown between the two camels who returned his body to Egypt for burial. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. - SuperStock
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Pilgrim Flask with Saint Menas. Dimensions: 3 7/8 x 2 5/8 in. (9.8 x 6.7 cm). Date: 4th-7th century.Ampullae like this one were used by pilgrims to bring home water or oil from the great pilgrimage site for Saint Menas, said to be a late-third-century Egyptian Roman soldier who was martyred for his Christian faith. He is shown between the two camels who returned his body to Egypt for burial. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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