Chrismatory

mid 13th century (Medieval)

10.9 cm 11 cm 7.1 cm

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A chrismatory served as a container for the three vials of holy oil (or chrism) used in church rites. These were the oil for the consecration of priests and churches, the oil for confirmation of the young, and the oil for the last rites of the dying. This chrismatory, decorate...

Artifact

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5063
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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