|
Date: |
|
Description: | Pewter pilgrim's ampulla. This elaborate example is a Canterbury souvenir relating to Thomas Becket and probably dating to circa 1170-1220. The ampulla is damaged (there is a hole near the base) and slightly bent out of shape. Areas of both sides are encrusted with corrosion or attached minerals, obscuring some of the detail of the decoration. However one side depicts an ecclesiastical figure (perhaps Becket?) above a quatrefoil design perhaps representing a flower. The very accomplished, so-called prototypes, of this series depict a different Becket miracle in each roundel of the quatrefoil, but here these appear to be blank. The detail on the other side is largely obscured, but appears to depict a figure with a spear at the top, and a standing figure with a sword at their belt is visible in the lower right-hand corner. The handles of the ampulla are asymmetrical and may depict figures of some type.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
Ampulla
Pewter pilgrim's ampulla. This elaborate…
-
AMPULLA
Pewter pilgrim's ampulla. This elaborate…
-
AMPULLA
A Medieval lead alloy ampulla,…
-
AMPULLA
An incomplete lead pilgrims ampulla…
-
AMPULLA
An incomplete cast lead Medieval…
-
AMPULLA
An incomplete lead or lead…
-
AMPULLA
Cast lead ampulla dating to…
-
AMPULLA
An incomplete lead or lead…
-
AMPULLA
An incomplete cast lead pilgrim…
-
AMPULLA
An incomplete Medieval cast lead…
|