Ca. 1st Millennium BCA terracotta pilgrim flask with a squat, flattened body and a short neck with a flared rim, flanked by a pair of loop handles protruding from both sides. The term 'pilgrim flask' is associated with a type of lentoid-shaped vessel that was used by pilgrims and travelers in the Middle East to carry drinking water. The applied side loops would have helped suspend the vessel from a pilgrim's shoulder. For a similar see The British Museum, London - Registration number 1980,1214.15590.Size: L:150mm / W:135mm ; 735gProvenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1980s.