Jar "Pilgrim" Jar, Glass: mold-blown, late 6th-early 7th century CE
Object Name:
Jar
Title:
"Pilgrim" Jar
Place Made:
Southern Levant
Date:
late 6th-early 7th century CE
Medium:
Glass: mold-blown
Dimensions:
3 1/8 × 2 1/2 × 2 7/8 in. (7.9 × 6.4 × 7.3 cm)
Credit Line:
The H. Ephraim and Mordecai Benguiat Family Collection
Accession Number:
S 242

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Glass pilgrim jars were produced as souvenirs for ancient Jewish and Christian pilgrims to Jerusalem. The menorah on this jar shows that it was meant for a Jewish visitor.

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