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THB6th C. Egyptian Coptic Pottery Ampulla of Saint Menas
Lot 10a
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Egypt, Abu Mina, Coptic Culture, ca. 6th to 8th century CE. A delightful pottery pilgrim flask or ampulla presenting a flattened, discoid body adorned on each side with a decorative relief tondo of Saint Menas between 2 camels encircled by a stippled border. A conical spout rises from the top of the vessel, flanked by a pair of tubular arched handles that connect neck to shoulder. Saint Menas was said to be a late-third-century Egyptian Roman soldier who was martyred for his Christian faith. His body was then carried back to Egypt on the backs of 2 camels, hence the camels accompanying him here. Flasks like this one were used by pilgrims to bring home water or oil from the great pilgrimage site for Saint Menas in Abu Mina, Egypt. Size: 2.7" W x 3.5" H (6.9 cm x 8.9 cm); 4.4" H (11.2 cm) on included custom stand.
Cf. Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 27.94.27.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Agora Auctions, New York, New York, USA, April 19, 2022, lot 303; ex-private Southern California, USA collection
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#172630Professionally repaired with restoration. Surface wear as shown with nicks, abrasions, and softening of detail, especially to relief on one side, all commensurate with age. Otherwise, nice with light earthen deposits.Condition
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