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Description: | A lead-alloy ampulla of the shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham. The edges of the top opening are crimped and the wide neck tapers in before expanding out into the sub circular.At each side is a handle for suspension or other attachment. On the obverse his a crowned 'W'at the centre within a border of two concentric circles (the inner is thinner than the outer). Outside of this is radiating line infill up to a band of two lines with diagonal line (left to right) infill running between the handles. To one side of the central decoration and slightly obscuring it is an irregular hole. The sides of this are folded and bent back. This hole was probably made to extract the holy warter this object would have contained. The reverse has moulded scallop-shell ornament below a similar band between the handles. 15th century.
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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