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Description: | Approximately half of a medieval pilgrim's ampulla, dating from the 12th to 15th century AD. The rounded base of the ampulla survives; the upper flask neck is missing. There is a design on each side of the ampulla, one being a quatrefoil, the other side depicting a crown over cross hatching. There were many pilgrim sites in England and over the continent during the medieval period, and one is unable to ascertain which shrine this ampulla relates to; many ampulla were generic while a few can be attributed to specific shrines. Ampulla are known from the late 12th century and were replaced by the popularity of pilgrim badges in the early 14th century, but are thought to have continued in use to the end of the 15th century. A similar, though not identical example, from Salisbury (Spencer 1990, Salisbury Museum Medieval Catalogue Part 2, figs.182-184 (catalogue nos.140-142)).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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