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Description: | Incomplete Medieval cast lead-alloy flask shaped ampulla (pilgrim souvenir). It has a sub-circular body, with a trapezoid neck extending from one end. There are stubs of small handles on each side at the juction of the body and neck. Originally hollow inside, both faces have now been crushed together. One side of the neck is damaged with about a half to a third torn away with an irregular break, possibly from tearing it open to use the holy water held within. The tear extends down into the body on one side. The remaining part of the upper edge of the neck appears to be open. The metal is greyish-white in colour and slightly pitted with some new areas of damage showing as grey. Both faces appeoar to be plain althoguh one is bent inwards more and may have had a shallow central design, obscured by damage. It is now 51.7mm long, 30.8mm wide and 5.8mm thick; it weighs 33.02 g.Spencer (1998: 3) suggests that ampulla were popular in England from the second half of the 12th century until the early 14th century, when they were largely replaced by badges as the most popular type of pilgrimage momento.
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