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Description: | A lead pilgrim?s ampulla dating to the medieval period. The ampulla is of the familiar miniature phial shape, with a pair of handles for suspension, one of which is missing. One face of the ampulla is decorated with a crown above an area of lozengiform hatching. The other face is decorated with a simple four petalled flower with leaves between the petals. The ampulla measures 51mm in length and 29mm in width.
Ampullae depicting crowns are suggested as being associated with the cult of Our Lady of Walsingham (Spencer 1971, 63-64 in Spencer 1990, 60-61), and the crown is likely to be an emblem of the Virgin as Queen of Heaven. The shrine to a miraculous statue of the Virgin at Walsingham was one of the most significant sanctuaries in Europe from the 13th century until the 16th century. Indeed, during the 15th and early 16th centuries it eclipsed Canterbury as the principal English pilgrim resort (together with Windsor) (Spencer 1998, 135-137; Spencer 1990, 30-31). | 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: | 1300
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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