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Description: | A lead alloy ampulla or Holy water container which is 48.2mm long, 38.1mm wide and 9.1mm thick. The ampulla is complete and is good condition. There is some damage to the top of the neck where it has been crimped shut and carefully opened. The vessel is shaped like a scallop shell. This is a common design for ampulla as the scallop was a symbol of pilgrimage. One face of the body is moulded with raised radiating ribs, exactly like a scallop shell. On the other face is a more complex design is less clear relief. There are four concentric circles. In the centre one is an upward pointing chevron with a further, unclear motif in its base. The two side lugs or loops are complete. This style of ampulla usually dates from the fourteenth, fifteenth or sixteenth centuries (Spencer, 1990, Salisbury and South Wilshire Museum Medieval Catalogue, Part 2). | 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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