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Description: | A cast lead ampulla of Medieval date. It is pouch-shaped with an elongated neck and oval shaped opening. To each side of the neck are oval suspension loops that are lozenge shaped in section. Both front and back faces of the ampulla have worn moulded decoration. One face (front) has a central pouch or teardrop shaped motif filled with multiple transverse lines, all within a circular border that is surrounded by multiple diagonal ribs or lines. The opposite face has multiple radiating vertical grooves giving the back face of the ampulla a scallop shaped form. The entire object measures 50.64mm in length, 31.05mm in width, 6.36mm in thickness, and weighs 34.48g.This is a lead pilgrim's ampulla of Medieval date. It finds close parallels in an example published by Mitchiner (1986: no. 404) and is of later Medieval date, c.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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