Comments to: David Woods
Last Updated: October 1999

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© 1998, Howard Nowes Antiquities. A pilgrim flask depicting St. Menas standing between two camels. These were used to carry oil back from his shrine at Abu Mina, Egypt, c.6th century AD, and have been found at many sites scattered throughout Europe from as far away as Gaul.

• 6th-century pxyis depicting scenes from life of St. Menas

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