- 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.
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.