Pilgrim's Flask
500–699
- Medium
- green glass
- Dimensions
- Overall: 4.4 x 3.2 cm (1 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
- Genre
- glass
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Byzantium, Syria-Palestine, 6th-7th century
About
Ampullae (small flasks) from pilgrimage sites were made of metal, terracotta, or glass. Because of their fragility, glass ampullae survive less abundantly than the other materials.