Pilgrim Flask with Saint Menas, 4th–7th century, Probably made in Egypt, Abu Mena, Earthenware; unglazed, 3 7/8 x 2 5/8 in. (9.8 x 6.7 cm), Ceramics, Ampullae like this one were used by pilgrims to bring home water or oil from the great pilgrimage site for Saint Menas, said to be a late-third-century Egyptian Roman soldier who was martyred for his Christian faith
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Pilgrim Flask, Saint Menas, 4th–7th century, Egypt, Abu Mena, Earthenware, unglazed, 3 7/8 x 2 5/8, 9.8 6.7 cm, Ceramics, Ampullae, pilgrims, bring home water, oil, great pilgrimage, site, said, late-third-century Egyptian, Roman, soldier, martyred, Christian faith
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