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Ampulla with Saint Menas and two dromedaries Ampulla with Saint Menas and two dromedaries

Ampulla with Saint Menas and two dromedaries Animal, Pottery, Religious object
Date: CE_0600c-CE_0700c
Category: Byzantium, Christianity
Institution: Athens, Byzantine and Christian Museum
Place of discovery:
Collection: Livius

Ampulla with a praying woman and two jackals Animal, Pottery, Religious object
Date: CE_0200c-CE_0400c
Category: Byzantium, Christianity, Roman Empire
Institution: Athens, Byzantine and Christian Museum
Place of discovery:
Collection: Livius

Location:

Egypt, ‘Izbat Muḩammad Farīd
geo:30.840981,29.663116
Location ± 0-5 m.

Period or year:

340~ / 6xx

Class:

Temple or sanctuary
visible

Identifiers:

vici:place=23423
wikidata:entity=Q6898337

Annotations

Monastery of Saint Mina. Abu Mena-Abu Mina is an ancient Christian monastery and pilgri mage complex located southwest of Alexandria in North Africa. The ruins includee the basilica church and nearby small church which probably contains the remains of S. Menas. The Saint of the Coptic church.

Monastery of Saint Mina

Relevant museums

Athens, Byzantine and Christian Museum

Nearby

Marea (14 km)

Ancient town.

Marea, House H1 (17 km)

Late Antique house.

Marea, Transept Basilica (17 km)

Marea El Hauwariya.Church. Basilica