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Description: | An incomplete lead alloy pilgrim's ampulla dating to the medieval period. The rounded body of the ampulla is all that survives; most of the neck is missing. The ampulla is plain and undecorated, a generic type probably issued between AD 1250-1450. Many ampullae have decoration on at least one of the sides, usually relating to the shrine of origin. Ampullae were designed to contain a dose of thaumaturgic (magic or miracle) water, which would have been given to the pilgrims at the shrines and holy wells (Spencer, 1990 part 2, p. 86). This example dates to between c. 1350-1530.
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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