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1613063750
Description
Earthenware ampulla: on side (a), within a border of incuse points and a wreath, Saint Menas stands to front, his arms outstretched in blessing. Above each arm is an uncertain device. He has curly hair, and wears a short tunic and a long cloak, and is flanked by camels. On side (b), Saint Thekla stands to front, bound, between two bulls and two hounds (or a hound and a bear). She has hair to her shoulders (it is probably not a nimbus) and drapery falling to the ground: how far she is otherwise naked is not easy to tell. The mouth and most of one handle are broken away. Orange clay with a buff surface.
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