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Description: | An incomplete, and crushed, fragment from a lead ampulla, or holy water carrier, of Medieval date. Only a small fragment from near the rim of the ampulla, including one damaged suspension loop or handle, survives intact, the remainder is missing due to old breaks. On one side the face is decorated with two parallel transverse bands containing diagonal lines, between which are rows of three pellets that create a zig-zag pattern with those running top left to bottom right contained within diagonal lines. On the other side of the fragment decoration consists of two parallel lines, perhaps containing pellets, from which run diagonal bands that contain diagonal lines. The side of the ampulla to which the handle is attached is decorated with diagonal moulded lines. The handle itself is incomplete, but may have been either triangular or semi-circular in shape. This fragment measures 26.97mm in length, 30.21mm in width, 8.23mm in thickness, and weighs 17.15g. This example dates to the 15th century AD.
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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