Container for Holy Oils
This portable container for holy oils is decorated with incised circular patterns, some of which may have a cosmological meaning. Used for both baptisms and confirmations, the container could also be suspended from a chain or strap worn around the neck.
Artwork Details
- Title: Container for Holy Oils
- Date: 400–600
- Geography: Made in possibly Northeastern France
- Culture: Frankish
- Medium: Bone, with paint and metal pins
- Dimensions: Overall: 3 1/2 x 4 7/16 x 1 3/4 in. (8.9 x 11.3 x 4.5 cm)
- Classification: Ivories-Bone
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1965
- Object Number: 65.68.2
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters
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French
ca. 1200–1220
Late Roman
ca. 400
Byzantine
400–600
Frankish
7th century
French
ca. 1310–30
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