Pilgrim Flask card

Courtesy of National Museums Liverpool, World Museum

Pilgrim Flask

450 AD - 650 AD
1976.159.409.8

Currently not on display

World Museum

Information

Part of a pilgrim bottle stamped with figure of St Menas. Inscription: ArIOC MHNAC. In which Christian pigrims took water from the healing spring of St Menas near Alexandria.

Specifications

Accession number
1976.159.409.8
Collection type
Container
Culture
Byzantine
Date made
450 AD - 650 AD
Collector
Cheltenham College
Place collected
Africa: Northern Africa: Egypt
Materials
Pottery
Measurements
Overall: 74 mm x 86 mm x 23 mm
Credit line
Purchased From Cheltenham College
Legal status
Permanent collection
Provenance
Cheltenham College, Previous owner, Sold, Owned until: 1976
Location
Item not currently on display