Pilgrim's Ampulla with Scenes of the Crucifixion (obverse) and the Ascension (reverse)

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

CMA_.1999.46

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CMA_.1999.46

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

2001

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2001

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

false

Creator Nationality:

Asian; Middle Eastern; Palestinian

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Asian; Middle Eastern; Palestinian

Creator Nationality

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Creator Name-CRT:

Palestine, Early Byzantine, late 6th-early 7th Century

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Palestine, Early Byzantine, late 6th-early 7th Century

Creator Name-CRT

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Title:

Pilgrim's Ampulla with Scenes of the Crucifixion (obverse) and the Ascension (reverse)

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Pilgrim's Ampulla with Scenes of the Crucifixion (obverse) and the Ascension (reverse)

Title

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Title Type:

Primary

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Primary

Title Type

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View:

Full View

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Full View

View

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Creation Date:

c. 600

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c. 600

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

550

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550

Creation Start Date

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Creation End Date:

650

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650

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

tin-lead alloy with leather fragments

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tin-lead alloy with leather fragments

Materials and Techniques

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Classification Term:

Metalwork

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Metalwork

Classification Term

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Style or Period Terms:

Early Byzantine

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Early Byzantine

Style or Period Terms

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Dimensions:

Overall: 6.2cm x 4.2cm x 1.5cm

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Overall: 6.2cm x 4.2cm x 1.5cm

Dimensions

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AMICA Contributor:

The Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Cleveland Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

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Owner Location:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Owner Location

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ID Number:

1999.46

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1999.46

ID Number

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Credit Line:

John L. Severance Fund

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John L. Severance Fund

Credit Line

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Rights:

http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html

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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>

Rights

false

Context:

The images found on the sides of surviving lead pilgrims' ampullae include scenes relating to the life of Christ, and by extension to the holy sites (loca sancta) where the events took place. Cast into the sides of this ampulla are scenes of Christ's Crucifixion and Ascension. The use of such sacred images on these vessels illustrates the early Christian belief that images were carriers of divine power. This ampulla is known as a 'Monza' or 'Bobbio' type after caches of similar examples discovered in those two Italian towns.

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The images found on the sides of surviving lead pilgrims' ampullae include scenes relating to the life of Christ, and by extension to the holy sites (loca sancta) where the events took place. Cast into the sides of this ampulla are scenes of Christ's Crucifixion and Ascension. The use of such sacred images on these vessels illustrates the early Christian belief that images were carriers of divine power. This ampulla is known as a 'Monza' or 'Bobbio' type after caches of similar examples discovered in those two Italian towns.

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Pilgrim's Ampulla with Scenes of the Crucifixion (obverse) and the Ascension (reverse)