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Description: | An almost complete, Medieval Late C12-15th, cast, lead alloy, pilgrim souvenir ampulla or minature phial. Flask shape, slightly damaged, minus both handles or annulets. Possibly of St. James of Compostella, Spain with moulded scallop shell radiating ribs type 1. Reverse badly squashed in but a crude finely moulded inverted narrow triangle shaped shield, divided and quartered but otherwise plain design. Worn, slightly broken and damaged condition but otherwise an attractive pale grey matt surface with a few pale brown corroded areas. The mouth seal has been broken, it was common practice to allow the holy water or oil to fall onto a field to bless the crops, hopefully to bring a good crop and then bury the ampulla as well. This is likely to date to 1175-1499. Ref. Detector Finds, Gordon Bailey, Greenlight Publishing 1992, page 52-57 no. 21, History Beneath Our Feet, Brian Read, Anglia Publishing Ipswich 1995, page 85-86 no. 519 and Salisbury Museum Catalogue Part 2, Sailsbury and South Wiltshire Museum 1991, page 57-62 fig. 165-170 no. 171-174 & 177. This ampulla is 50.51mm long, truncated width 34.64mm, 7.57mm thick and weighs 47.4g.
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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