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Description: | Squashed lead pilgrim's ampulla. While the front of decorated with a scallop shell, there is a faint Lombardic T for Thomas the Becket on the back. Ampulla generally date to the late 13th-15th century, but considering that this ampulla also has the T for Thomas the Becket on it, it seems like that it dates from the 14th century or early 15th century. B Spencer writes: "Though associated with the pilgrimage to St James of Compostela (Santiago), the scallop was also widely thought of as the emblem of pilgrimage itself and shrines other than Compostela incorporated the shell into their own souvenirs. Ampullae with the scallop have turned up in many parts of England, espeically in East Anglia. Usually they have additionly devices, which, taken together, point to Walsingham as their likeliest place of origin... until Walsingham overtook it in the late 15th century, Canterbury, the scene of Thomas Becket's martyrdom in 1170, was by far the most important centre of pilgrimage in England. Evidence of its mass appeal is afforded by the extraordinary number and variety of leaden souvenirs that have surbibed, espeically at London but as far afield as Scandinavia." (Spencer, B. 1980, p. 16+19)
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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