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Description: | Lead pilgrim's ampulla in the form of a cast-relief human face. The flabby cheeks, heavy brows and downturned mouth lend a sad experession to the face; there appears to be a moustache and beard but no hair. The suspension loops to either side form the ears. The shape of the hat, with a low point to either side, suggests a sideways-turned mitre. Although this might suggest that the face is that of St Thomas of Canterbury, the face does not conform to those on St Thomas pilgrim badges (B Spencer, 1998, Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges), and there are no other known ampullae that take the form of the head of St Thomas of Canterbury.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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