Ampulla of St. Menas
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Caption
Coptic. Ampulla of St. Menas, 5th–7th century C.E.. Terracotta, Length: 3 1/8 in. (8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, 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, 16.164. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.164_NegE_print_bw.jpg)
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Title
Ampulla of St. Menas
Date
5th–7th century C.E.
Period
Late Antique Period
Geography
Place made: Egypt, Possible place purchased: Cairo, Egypt
Medium
Terracotta
Classification
Dimensions
Length: 3 1/8 in. (8 cm)
Inscriptions
Greek inscription: "Eulogia of St. Menas," as translated by the Index of Christian Art.
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
Accession Number
16.164
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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