Container for Holy Oils, 500–700, Made in Northeastern France, Frankish, Bone, polychromy, Overall: 3 1/2 x 4 7/16 x 1 3/4 in. (8.9 x 11.3 x 4.5 cm), Ivories-Bone, This portable container for holy oils is decorated with incised circular patterns, some of which may have a cosmological meaning. Used for both baptisms and confirmations, the container could also be suspended from a chain or strap worn around the neck
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Container, Holy Oils, 500–700, Northeastern France, Frankish, Bone, polychromy, Overall, 3 1/2 x 4 7/16 1 3/4, 8.9 11.3 4.5 cm, Ivories-Bone, portable, container, holy oils, decorated, incised circular, patterns, cosmological meaning, baptisms, confirmations, suspended, chain, strap worn, neck
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