|
Date: |
|
Description: | An incomplete cast lead alloy ampulla of Medieval date (AD 1200 - AD 1500). Length 34.2mm, width 29.5mm and 8.3mm thick. Weight 22.47g. The weight may include soil within the body.
The neck and both loops that allowed the container to be suspended from the wearer?s neck are broken and missing. However, a stub of the lower part of one loop is present. The surviving part of the body is sub-circular in plan and tapers gently towards the missing neck. Each face is flattened at the centre and probably make contact on the inside. One face is decorated cross-hatching in low relief that appear to form small squares and rectangles rather than lozenge shapes. There are also other lines on this face. However, the full extent of the design cannot be determined due to wear. Scant traces of a similar design are barely visible on the other face which is also worn. There is a casting seam around the periphery.
The piece is in poor condition and has a light brown patina. All the breaks are old. | 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: | 1200
1500 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Frank Basford | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
AMPULLA
An incomplete cast lead alloy…
-
AMPULLA
An incomplete cast lead pilgrim…
-
AMPULLA
An incomplete cast lead pilgrim…
-
AMPULLA
An incomplete cast lead pilgrim…
-
AMPULLA
Incomplete and damaged cast lead…
-
AMPULLA
Incomplete and damaged cast lead…
-
AMPULLA
Incomplete lead alloy ampulla of…
-
AMPULLA
Incomplete lead alloy ampulla of…
-
AMPULLA
An incomplete cast lead pilgrim…
-
AMPULLA
Incomplete cast lead pilgrim ampulla…
|