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Byzantine Ceramic Pilgrim's Flask with Christ and Donkey Byzantine Ceramic Pilgrim's Flask with Christ and Donkey Byzantine Ceramic Pilgrim's Flask with Christ and Donkey Byzantine Ceramic Pilgrim's Flask with Christ and Donkey Byzantine Ceramic Pilgrim's Flask with Christ and Donkey Byzantine Ceramic Pilgrim's Flask with Christ and Donkey
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LOT 0173

Byzantine Ceramic Pilgrim's Flask with Christ and Donkey

CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.

2 3/4 in. (30.3 grams, 71 mm).

Lentoid in section and teardrop-shaped in profile with flared mouth and pierced shoulders, low-relief image of a nimbate man riding a donkey to each face.

Provenance

Ex Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 2000s.

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LOT 0173

Byzantine Ceramic Pilgrim's Flask with Christ and Donkey

Sold for (Inc. bp): £338

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