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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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