Strainer

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Bronze strainer buried in a seventh-century hoard in the Monastery of Lady Mary. Strainers served to purify the wine used for the Eucharist.

Provenience: CN 270, Found in Room H along with coins and jewelry of the Our Lady Monastery, Beth Shean 

Date: 610-700 CE

Diameter: 4.5 cm

Object Number: 31-50-226

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