|
Date: |
|
Description: | A corroded, damaged and incomplete cast lead-alloy medieval pilgrim's ampulla. The remaining part is the rounded flask, with its sub-circular lower chamber and the heavily abraded neck, particularly on one side. The ampulla is decorated bifacially on the lower chamber. On one side is the of a ?crowned heart motif with fine cross-hatching, within a linear border. The other side has a quatrefoil with a central vein on each leaf, on a hatched ground.The heart motif, or similar, has been found on ampullae found in Salisbury (Spencer 1990, 91; ref. 186), London, Maltby Springs, Lincs., and Brandon in Suffolk (ibid., 60; ref. 132), and in many other locations besides (the Salisbury example has been referenced a number of times on this database). It is thought perhaps to relate to Bromholm Priory, Norfolk. The Salisbury example, in fact, provides a close parallel for this piece as it also features a quatrefoil on the other side, as do many recorded on this database.The handle lugs are vestigial on this piece due to old damage. The interior of the chamber has been squashed together, with the heart side particularly depressed, and the object slightly bent in profile at the neck. It has corroded to a mid-grey colour with areas of lighter corrosion product.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
AMPULLA
A complete cast lead-alloy medieval…
-
AMPULLA
A corroded, damaged and incomplete…
-
-
AMPULLA
A complete cast lead-alloy medieval…
-
AMPULLA
A corroded and damaged, but…
-
AMPULLA
Medieval incomplete and damaged lead-alloy…
-
AMPULLA
An incomplete cast lead pilgrim…
-
AMPULLA
An incomplete cast lead pilgrim…
-
AMPULLA
Medieval incomplete and damaged lead-alloy…
-
AMPULLA
An incomplete cast lead alloy…
|