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Description: | Lead flask-shaped pilgrim?s ampulla, most likely of 15th century date. The obverse bears a series of linear incised grooves, possibly a crude representation of the scallop shell motif, but more likely to be a simple geometric design. The reverse appears to be undecorated. One complete loop survives although it has been flattened, while the other has been broken off with only a fragment remaining. Ampullae were used to carry small amounts of thaumaturgic water from shrines and holy wells and were generally worn about the neck, suspended by the two loops. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1401
1500 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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