Ampulla of St. Menas
5th-7th century C.E.
Coptic
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Maker/Artist
- Coptic
- Classification
- Vessel
- Formatted Medium
- Terracotta
- Medium
- terracotta
- Locations
- Place made: Egypt, Possible place purchased: Cairo, Egypt
- Period
- Late Antique Period
- Dimensions
- Length: 3 1/8 in. (8 cm)
- Inscribed
- Greek inscription: "Eulogia of St. Menas," as translated by the Index of Christian Art.
- Accession Number
- 16.164
- Credit Line
- Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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