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Description: | Incomplete lead alloy Ampulla of the Medieval Period, dating from c.AD 1200 - AD 1400 .The obverse, the more rounded face of the ampulla, has been squashed and is now concave and shows a Type II scallop shell (Spencer 1990, Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum Medieval Catalogue Part 2 p.59). Above the scallop design is an unclear device consisting of raised horizontal and vertical lines. The reverse of the ampulla is also concave and is decorated with an unclear device made up of a dual raised line in the field, with another dual raised line bordering the inner design, this is separated into evenly spaced segements and is echoed on the base edge of the ampulla. A complete suspension loop is present on the left side of the neck and an incomplete suspension loop, consisting of two knops, is present on the right. A casting seem is present around the edge of the ampulla. The top of the ampulla appears to have been flattened or pinched together, the neck of the ampulla is rectangular in plan and curves at an almost right angle to form the scallop shaped bulb at the base. Just above the bulb, on the right, there is a crack that runs through to the reverse. The Ampulla measures: Length: 51.0 mm; Maximum width at base: 37.5 mm; Width of neck: 32.6 mm, Maximum Thickness: 13.0 mm, Thickness at neck: 7.1mm, Weight: 58.8 gThe ampulla is a light grey in colour and has an uneven surface patina. Abrasion caused by movement whilst within the plough soil has resulted in the loss of much of the original surface detail. Although the scallop is the badge of St James of Compostela, it was also the emblem of pilgrimage. Canterbury adopted this early on for its ampullae, and later other shrines copied, including probably Walsingham. Ampulla were either worn around the neck or often donated to the neighbourhood to be hung in the parish church. They come into use in the late twelfth century and feature as secondary relics in virtually every thirteenth century parish church. With the introduction of pilgrim badges in the fourteenth century, they become more stereotyped and less informal. This example dates to the medieval period, c. AD 1200 - AD1400, may be 15th Century. Similar artefacts have been recorded on the PAS database, see WILT-085303, WMID-89AAA2 and WMID-7A174A.
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