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Description: | A fragment of a lead pilgrim's ampulla which would have held holy water from a shrine. The lower part of a small lead flask from which the upper part or neck has been cut and is now missing. The remaining fragment is rounded and retains the stubs of two attachment loops (one either side) which would have joined to the neck and provided a means of attachment. The faces of the object would have been flat or slightly convex, but have been pressed in. Both faces have cast raised line decoration. On one side is a quatrefoil with long petals, each of which has a central raised line running along the longitudinal axis. On the other side is a large crown with stylised fleur de lis ornament. A close parallel for this ampulla has been recorded from Hampshire (record HAMP-7F7073). It is complete and shows a field of hatched and empty lozenges above the crown. Traces of this are just visible on the example recorded here.
Medieval. 15th century
Dimensions: 29.19 mm x 30.96 mm x 7.51 mm
Weight: 20.66 g | Subjects: | Pilgrim souvenir | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Hayward Trevarthen, Ciorstaidh - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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