ampulla
- Museum number
- 1875,0713.5
- Description
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Ampulla; clay; flat, circular sides with designs in relief. On side (a), within a bead-and-reel border, Saint Menas stands to front, his arms outstretched in blessing. He has curly hair and a nimbus, and wears a short tunic and a long cloak. He is flanked by camels. On side (b), within a cabled border, is an inscription; below is a palm branch. The mouth and handles are largely lost. Orange marl clay with a buff surface.
- Production date
- 480-650 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 2.50 inches
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Terracotta IV
Purchased: Greville J. Chester. Acquired in Alexandria.
Late Roman, about AD 480-650.
Comparandum: Side (b): very close, perhaps from same mould-series: Kaufmann 1910: 163, fig. 100, from Abu Mena.
Bibliog: Murray 1907: pl. iv:6.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1875
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1875,0713.5
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: OA.2410
