Ampulla with veiled female figure

Currently not on view

Ampulla with veiled female figure,

12th–13th century

Middle Byzantine
y1937-226

Information

Title
Ampulla with veiled female figure
Dates

12th–13th century

Medium
Lead
Dimensions
6.8 x 5.2 x 7 cm (2 11/16 x 2 1/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Object Number
y1937-226
Place Made

Greece, Thessaloniki

Period
Middle Byzantine
Type
metalwork, ampullae
Materials
lead
Subject
crosses (objects), women, figures (representations), geometric patterns

Purchased by the Museum in 1937

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