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Description: | A fragment of the top of a lead alloy ampulla or holy water container. Only part of the neck and one handle survives. The neck of the flask is crumpled and the edges are all damaged. The handle is a semi-circular loop which, unusually, is complete. The fragment is 22.5mm long, 17.3mm wide, and 2.6mm thick. The lead has a thick white patina. Ampullae were used as a flask to hold holy water, becoming a souvenir of a pilgrimage. They date from the late twelfth to fifteenth centuries (Spencer, B. 1990, Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges, Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum p, 57 ff).
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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