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Description: | A medieval lead pilgrim's ampulla. Although slightly damaged the ampulla is complete with a flaring mouth, narrowing neck with triangular suspension loops on either side, and circular 'pouch' body. The mouth and neck are plain, but the main body is decorated on either side. On one side there is a raised design looking like a medieval crown towards the bottom of the ampulla. The crown has a 5 pointed star rising above the band (rather than a lys); the bottom 2 points join the band. At either end the band has bifoliate side fleurs. There is a distinct border around this part of the body marked by a deep groove, though it fades away nearer the neck. This border is decorated with diagonal (ie not radial) hatching. The other side is decorated with a raised geomtric star design. The star is aligned slightly off the vertical axis of the ampulla, and has six points made of long narrow leaves. It is set within a raised circle which creates a border around the edge of the main body, decorated and fading away towards the neck. On this side the border decoration is interlocking cross hatched chevrons (or triangles). | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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