Syro-Palestine, 5th - 10th century. Pottery Ampulla (Pilgrim flask) decorated with crosses. A Greek inscription translates as "Lord have Mercy." Specimen in the collection of the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada.



Syro-Palestine, 5th - 10th century. Pottery Ampulla (Pilgrim flask) decorated with a man's face (Christ or a saint?) flanked by two birds. Specimen in the collection of the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada.