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Description: | A cast lead ampulla. Ampullae were an important kind of pilgrim souvenir in the medieval period. They were designed to contain a dose of thaumaturgic water, which would have been given to the pilgrims at the shrines and holy wells (Spencer, 1990 (part 2), p. 86). This example dates to between c. 1350-1530.
Almost all of the ampulla survives; only part of the rim has been slightly damaged and therefore some of the rim and the lugs are missing. The ampulla has been cast in two halves and then joined together. The obverse depicts a basic crown design. The reverse is undecorated. One of the lugs survives in part suggests that the lugs were pierced. The lead is worn and is a mid brownish-grey colour. The ampulla weighs 20.4g.
A similar example can be seen in Spencer, 1990 (part 2), p. 89, figs. 181. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Andrews-Wilson, Liz - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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