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Description: | An incomplete, but larger than average, cast lead pilgrim ampulla of Medieval, thirteenth to fifteenth century date (AD 1200 - AD 1500). Length 61.29mm, width 41mm, Weight 61.5g. The weight includes some soil within the body. In plan, the ampulla has a circular body. The neck is fragmentary. Two suspension lugs, one at either side of the neck, are also missing but traces of these can still be seen. On one side there is raised decoration in the form of a five or six-pointed "compass-drawn" flower enclosed within a double-lined plain circle. The reverse also has raised decoration which depicts a fleur-de-lis motif. The petals and stalk emanate from a central annulet. From the area between each side petal and the stem a further fine stem can be seen on the left although the right hand side is obscured. The body of the vessel, which has a light grey/creamy patina, is generally in reasonable condition although the petal motif is particularly fragmented. The neck is also damaged and corroded but some traces of decoration survive. There is a cross pattee on the same side as the fleur-de-lys and to the right of this part of a chi or saltire style cross can be seen.The finder has noted that this item was found on farmland in a village where the church houses an effigy of a crusader, Richard de Westcote (AKA: Richard de la Bere) who was said to have taken part in the seventh crusade (1270-1272) under Edward I.Geoff Egan, of the Museum of London, has commemted that the ampulla is similar to a design for which a mould was found during excavations of a Medieval workshop in Akko (Acre) in Israel. Another similar example has been recorded on the Isle of Wight IOW-083774.
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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