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Description: | Lead alloy ampulla fragment. Hollow cast pilgrim badge in the form of a bag-shaped vessel. One side bears a finely rayed moulded surface representing a scallop shell, the traditional sign of a pilgrim badge. The other bears similar traces at its edge, but is further adorned by a stamped cross-hatched design within a circular linear border. Two curving upright members of an initial or other motif possibly referring to the shrine whence the ampulla was acquired appear against the hatched ground. The top of the object is lost at a neat tear across its neck, possibly from the 'using' of the contents to magically improve a failing soil. Suggested date: Late Medieval, 1350-1500.Height: 31.2mm, Width: 28.3mm, Thickness (overall): 6.8mm, Weight (with trapped soil): 24.50gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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