Pilgrim's flask in an embroidered linen bag

Details

• Title

  Pilgrim's flask in an embroidered linen bag

• Associated place

  Africa › Egypt (place of creation)

• Date

  14th - 15th century (1301 - 1500)

• Material and technique

  glass flask, probably blown; linen bag, with remains of embroidery in blue thread, probably cotton or flax; drawn-thread openwork; bag stuffed with vegetable fibre

• Material index

  processed material › glass;

  organic › vegetal › fibre › flax › linen;

  organic › vegetal › fibre › cotton;

  organic › vegetal › fibre › flax;

  organic › vegetal › fibre

• Technique index

  woven;

  needleworked › embroidered;

  decorated › openwork

• Object type

  religious/ritual equipment › religious/ritual vessel › holy water-vessel;

  transport/carrier › carrier › bag;

  container › vessel › flask › pilgrim-flask

• Dimensions

  with bag 13.5 x 11 x 1.5 cm sight size (height x width x depth)
  flask 10.2 cm (height)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1994.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1994.113

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