COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.17.190.853
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MMA_.17.190.853
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
This small enamel box ornamented with busts of angels was probably once used to hold small receptacles of chrism (consecrated oil), oil for catechumens, and oil for exorcists. Annointing with holy oils during baptism is mentioned by the first Christian writers, notably Tertullian and Hippolytus of Rome. Blessed by the bishop on Holy Thursday, the oils were also used for other sacraments during the Middle Ages?chiefly the confirmation and ordination of priests, as well as the consecration of churches. It seems that for a long time, holy oils were kept in separate vials (known in Latin as ampullae, phyala, or vasa), usually made of silver. However, few individual vials or boxes to contain them have come down to us.
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This small enamel box ornamented with busts of angels was probably once used to hold small receptacles of chrism (consecrated oil), oil for catechumens, and oil for exorcists. Annointing with holy oils during baptism is mentioned by the first Christian writers, notably Tertullian and Hippolytus of Rome. Blessed by the bishop on Holy Thursday, the oils were also used for other sacraments during the Middle Ages?chiefly the confirmation and ordination of priests, as well as the consecration of churches. It seems that for a long time, holy oils were kept in separate vials (known in Latin as ampullae, phyala, or vasa), usually made of silver. However, few individual vials or boxes to contain them have come down to us.
Description
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Creator Name:
Unknown
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Unknown
Creator Name
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Creator Nationality:
European; French
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European; French
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
Limoges
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Limoges
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Limoges
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Limoges
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Chrismatory
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Chrismatory
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
ca. 1200?1220
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ca. 1200?1220
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1200
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1200
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1220
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1220
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Copper: engraved, chased, and gilt; champlevé enamel: lapis and lavender blue, turquoise, light and dark green, red, and white
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Copper: engraved, chased, and gilt; champlevé enamel: lapis and lavender blue, turquoise, light and dark green, red, and white
Materials and Techniques
false
Dimensions:
3 7/8 [3 5/8 without feet] x 5 5/8 x 3 3/4 in. (9.9 [8.6] x 14.2 x 9.6 cm)
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3 7/8 [3 5/8 without feet] x 5 5/8 x 3 3/4 in. (9.9 [8.6] x 14.2 x 9.6 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
17.190.853
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17.190.853
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
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Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Credit Line
false
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_17.190.853.tif
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MMA_.h1_17.190.853.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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