A pottery pilgrim flask with a fully glazed body. The flask has a barrel-shaped body, decorated in a simple manner with a pair of lightly incised circular grooves on one side, with two small carrying loops at the shoulders.
 
Late Romano-Egyptian Circa 4th-7th century AD.
 
Complete and intact.
Height 14 cms (0.5 ins).
 
Provenance: Ex Abelita family collection; acquired 1980-2015.
 
The form is strongly associated with Christian pilgrimage culture - pilgrims to holy sites would carry sacred oils, water, or dust from shrines.