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Container for Holy Oils

400–600
Not on view
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

Object Information
  • 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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