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Description: | An incompletecast lead ampulla of Medieval date that has been deliberately broken in half in antiquity. It is pouch-shaped with an elongated neck and oval shaped opening that is flattened and partially incomplete due to old breaks. To each side of the neck are triangular suspension loops that are lozenge shaped in section. Both front and back faces of the ampulla have very worn moulded decoration. One face appears to carry a rectilinear motif, perhaps a crown, multifoil or similar, but its precise form is obscured by old breaks. Similarly, the opposite face has an uncertain motif within a double circular border. The entire object has been deliberately broken in half, with a series of several punched circular perforations running vertuically from the neck to base, the ampulla then split in two along this line.This object measures 48.15mm in length, 35.91mm in width, 6.28mm in thickness, and weighs 21.64g.This is a lead pilgrim's ampulla of Medieval date that appears to have been deliberately broken in half in antiquity. It is likely to belong to the later Medieval period of the 14th or 15th centuries AD, c.1350-1550 AD.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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