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Description: | Small cast copper-alloy flask-shaped vessel, with pair of handles or suspension loops at the neck. Thickened rim around the mouth of the vessel. It contains organic fibrous material. The finder commented that the flask was sealed with a hard clay plug when found.
A parallel for this vessel found in Surrey (SUR-FA2AB0) was inscribed with 'OLEVM CHRISM' which suggests it contained one of the three holy oils used in the medieval church. Until then they had been known as 'mercury flasks' as they clearly contained a small quantity of precious liquid.
Another uninscribed examples was also found in Cheshire in 2004 (LVPL-EC3F40) | Subjects: | mercury flask | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Herepath, Nick - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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