Detail View: The AMICA Library: Pilgrim's Ampulla with Scenes of the Crucifixion (obverse) and the Ascension (reverse)
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1999.46
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AMICA Library Year:
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2001
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Middle Eastern; Palestinian
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Palestine, Early Byzantine, late 6th-early 7th Century
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Title:
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Pilgrim's Ampulla with Scenes of the Crucifixion (obverse) and the Ascension (reverse)
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 600
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Creation Start Date:
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550
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Creation End Date:
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650
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Materials and Techniques:
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tin-lead alloy with leather fragments
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Classification Term:
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Metalwork
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Style or Period Terms:
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Early Byzantine
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 6.2cm x 4.2cm x 1.5cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1999.46
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Credit Line:
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John L. Severance Fund
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Rights:
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Context:
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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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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1999.46.tif
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