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Description: | Medieval lead pilgrim's ampulla of 14th to 16th century dateThe ampulla is near-complete, missing a mouth fragment and the loops (with a surviving length of 48.4mm and a weight of 53.5g). The neck is open (with a depth of 11.5mm) and there is a tear damage on the obverse face (with a maximum width of 22.1mm). The stubs of both missing loops are evident (with a lengths of 13mm). The obverse face is convex while the reverse face is flat on both the neck and body. The body of the ampulla is curved (giving a maximum width of 33.6mm). The obverse face has bold radiating ribs producing a corrugated surface, of Spencer's (1990, p 59) Type I and indicating the scallop shell, the emblem of Saint James, representing pilgrimage. The scallop ribs are bounded by a moulding at the base of the neck. There appears to have been a geometric motif on the reverse face, now difficult to discern, there is a fine ribbed border and a central rib along the neck, which bifurcates at the base of the neck and may have formed a lattice design. It is also possible that a transverse rib cutting the diverging ribs defined a letter 'A'. The design on lower half of the body has been lost. The ampulla has a grey-white corroded surface.~~ Spencer, B. 1990; Salisbury & South Wiltshire Medieval Catalogue, Part 2, Pilgrim Souvenirs & Secular Badges; Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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