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Source Description
This flask shows a shrouded figure, perhaps Lazarus, emerging from the partially opened doors of a tomb. On the reverse is a cross under an arch. These two images evoked the pilgrim's belief in Christ's victory over death and the final resurrection of all believers. The flask could be worn around the neck as a kind of protective souvenir.
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Document identity
localId
19490
label
Pilgrim Flask
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
19490
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Pilgrim Flask
description
This flask shows a shrouded figure, perhaps Lazarus, emerging from the partially opened doors of a tomb. On the reverse is a cross under an arch. These two images evoked the pilgrim's belief in Christ's victory over death and the final resurrection of all believers. The flask could be worn around the neck as a kind of protective souvenir.
provenance
Clive Foss, Boston, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1985, by purchase.
date
6th-7th century (Late Antique)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
pilgrim flasks
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2
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2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.8
height
4.9
depth
2.2
dimensionsRaw
2 11/16 x 1 15/16 x 7/8 in. (6.8 x 4.9 x 2.2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Byzantine
med
terracotta
creator_ids
6640
collection_ids
ROM
exhibition_ids
2528
3005
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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ff8e6212f6d7511a
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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c8824749e640ae0c
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no
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no