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Description: | A copper alloy vessel fragment probably dating from the late medieval or early post medieval period. The vessel is a small bottle or flask with a long neck and a rounded body. The exact shape of the body is unknown as the bottom part is missing. Certainly the shoulders are rounded suggesting a spherical or oval shape. The rim is slightly thickened and flared. The vessel does not have any lugs or suspension loops. No close parallel has been found, but other small copper alloy flasks have been recorded on the database. One example is LVPL-5646E7. A parallel for that was found in Surrey (SUR-FA2AB0) and 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 example was found in Cheshire in 2004 (LVPL-EC3F40). The main difference between these flasks and this bottle is that the flasks do not have a long neck, and they all have handles. This bottle appears to be slightly later in date, but may have had a similar function. The bottle is 41.3mm long, 25.1mm wide and 24.7mm thick. | Subjects: | Mercury flask | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Cooper, Amy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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