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Description: | A mostly complete medieval lead pilgrim's ampulla dating to the period c. AD 1330-1530. The ampulla has a tapering neck, with an angled lug to each side, both of which have a worn break close to the upper join to the neck. The neck expands out to the chamber, which is broadly circular in plan. Decoration on the front and reverse is now too worn to discern, and the chamber appears to have been squashed. The object is quite worn with a beige patina on the surface.Ampulla were purchased as souvenirs by pilgrims during the medieval period, and contained water believed to have apotropaic properties. Scallop shells intially symbolised St. James of Compostella and later came to stand for all pilgrims saints (Spencer 1998, 41).The ampulla measures 42.73mm in length, 30.01mm in width, 8.02mm in thickness and weighs 46.22g.Cf NLM-3F8F36 on the database which exhibits a similar form
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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