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Medieval : Ampulla
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Sussex Archaeological Society, Liz Wilson, 2004-06-02 15:37:56
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Medieval : Ampulla
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English: A cast lead ampulla.

Ampullae were an important kind of pilgrim souvenir in the medieval period. They were designed to contain a dose of thaumaturgic water, which would have been given to the pilgrims at the shrines and holy wells (Spencer, 1990, (part 2), p. 86). This example dates to between circa 1350-1530. Almost all of the ampulla survives. The rim has been badly damaged and the two lugs have been lost. It seems to have been cast as a single object (rather than as two sides that were soldered together). This ampulla has a Type II scallop-shell design. Type II scallop-shell designs resemble the common cockle, with fine grooves and smooth edges. The front of the flask has this type of design. The reverse of the flask has a raised circle, encircling three letters or motifs, which appear to read I O I . The ampulla weighs 38.4g.

Similar examples can be seen in Spencer, 1990 (part 2), p. 86, figs. 171-3.
Depicted place (County of findspot) West Sussex
Date between 1350 and 1530
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1350-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1530-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 67547
Old ref: SUSS-D9A312
Filename: DSCN1622.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/26814
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/26814/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/67547
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