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Description: | A cast copper alloy flask which may have been used as a flask for holy oil, of probable medieval date. The flask is 56.9mm high and weighs 69.3g. It has a circular profile and a convex base with a maximum diameter of 39.75mm which narrows to 17.7mm at the top. On opposite sides, just below the circular opening, there are two flat sub-rectangular lugs. Both lugs contain a small round perforation (diameter 2.8mm) in the upper centre, presumably either for suspension or to tie the stopper in place. One lug is set slightly higher that the other. On one side the body of the flask has been damaged and here there is an irregular hole. A number of similar vessels are known, for example HAMP-BE9456 (from Damerham, Hants), SF4470 (from Holbroock, Suffolk), SF8334 (from Stambourne, Essex) and SF10638 (from Blo Norton, Norfolk).
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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