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Flask with Menorah, Shofar, Lulav, and Etrog
(Roman Empire )
This hexagonal flask is decorated with a menorah, a palm tree, and geometric forms. Many similar flasks substitute crosses for the Jewish symbol, indicating that a single workshop served the needs of both Christians and Jews in the area around Jerusalem. Menorah flasks, often discovered in graves, were used as funerary offerings, and to hold holy oil that came from synagogues and holy places on Mount Zion.
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.
Edward J. Waddell, Bethesda, Maryland, by purchase; Lyn P. Meyerhoff, Baltimore, 1987, by purchase; Harvey M. Meyerhoff, Baltimore, 1988, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by gift.
Geographies
Jerusalem (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3 9/16 x 3 x 2 11/16 in. (9 x 7.7 x 6.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Harvey M. Meyerhoff in memory of Lyn P. Meyerhoff, 1992
Location in Museum
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
47.673