Pilgrim Flask

6th-7th century (Late Antique)

4.9 cm 6.8 cm 2.2 cm

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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 flas...

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19490
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Clive Foss, Boston, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1985, by purchase.
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en
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2
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