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Description: | A medieval lead alloy pilgrim's ampulla. The ampulla is in the form of a costrel- a medieval liquid container shaped like a barrel with a drinking spout at the centre and a handle at each side of the spout. The item is T-shaped in plan and is broken off at the top of the spout. At each side of the spout is a small right-angled handle. At the front, the surface is curved in a convex shape; the surface is flat at the back, making a D-shaped profile. The bar of the 'T' (or the barrel) on the front face is decorated with a cross-hatching design with pellets within each diamond shape; it is undecorated on the spout and is also plain at the back and sides. Similar examples are recorded on the PAS database: LIN-C1EB16 and DENO-4A415. An ampulla of similar form at the Museum of London (ID 8816) is dated to the 14th century. This ampulla is probably of a similar date, dating from around AD 1300 to AD 1500. Length 43mm; width (at bar) 38mm.
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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