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Pilgrim Flask
(Roman Empire )
This flask shows a shrouded figure, perhaps Lazarus, emerging from the partially opened doors of a tomb. On the reverse is a cross under an arch. These two images evoked the pilgrim's belief in Christ's victory over death and the final resurrection of all believers. The flask could be worn around the neck as a kind of protective souvenir.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Clive Foss, Boston, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1985, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 1995 | Memory and the Middle Ages. McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, Chestnut Hill. |
| 1988-1990 | King Herod's Dream: Caesarea on the Sea. Denver Museum of Natural History, Denver; Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul; Museum of Science, Boston, Boston; Canadian Museum of Civilization, Gatineau; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington; Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, Los Angeles. |
Geographies
Turkey (Ephesus) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 11/16 x 1 15/16 x 7/8 in. (6.8 x 4.9 x 2.2 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1985
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.2521