|
Date: |
|
Description: | A lead pilgrim's ampulla dating to the medieval period. The ampulla is of the familiar miniature phial shape although both handles at either side of the neck are missing. The ampulla is extremely worn and only feint decoration is visible on both sides of the main body. On one side the decoration consists of two concentric circles, the inner of which is hatched. The other side is decorated with a scallop shell motif.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 |
|
More Like this...
-
AMPULLA
A lead pilgrim??s ampulla dating…
-
AMPULLA
A lead pilgrim?s ampulla dating…
-
AMPULLA
A lead pilgrim's ampulla dating…
-
AMPULLA
A lead pilgrim's ampulla dating…
-
AMPULLA
A lead pilgrim??s ampulla dating…
-
AMPULLA
A lead pilgrim?s ampulla dating…
-
AMPULLA
A lead pilgrim?s ampulla dating…
-
ampulla
A lead pilgrim??s ampulla dating…
-
AMPULLA
A lead pilgrim's ampulla dating…
-
AMPULLA
A lead pilgrim's ampulla dating…
|