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Description: | A lead pilgrim's ampulla dating to the medieval period. The ampulla is of the familiar miniature phial shape, however both of the side handles are now missing. The neck of the ampulla is also missing. The body of the obverse is decorated with what may be a shield containing the St George cross, although the metal is very worn and degraded and consequently very little detail is visible. The body of the reverse is decorated with a crown. The crown has a central fleur de lys with a fleur at each side. Below the crown is what may be a capital T in Lombardic style, probably to signify St Thomas of Canterbury.An ampulla is a miniature flask or phial that carried holy water dispensed to pilgrims at shrines and holy wells, and are basically a pilgrim souvenir. They could be suspended and worn around the pilgrim's neck, or hung up in houses and barns. The water within them may have been in contact with a relic associated with different Saints, and the designs on the ampullas often reflected the figure or relic they were associated with.
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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