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[edit]| Medieval ampulla (plan and reverse). | |||
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Angie Bolton, 2012-09-10 11:10:13 |
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Medieval ampulla (plan and reverse). |
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| Description |
English: A cast lead or lead alloy ampulla. In plan it is a sub-rectangle with the lower half being rounded and slightly expanded. Each face of the lower half of the ampulla is concave. The junction of the rounded portion and upper half of the ampulla has an integral lug at the edge, the opposite edge the lug is missing. The upper edge of the ampulla has been squeezed together and the edges are abraded, but this is possibly recent damage. Both lower faces of the ampulla are decorated but the design is not clear on one face. The other face is clear and consists of a central pellet with the outline of four petals within a circular border which is formed by two concentric rings and obliquely angled lines. The surface of the ampulla has developed a light brown coloured patina. Its length from the upper edge to the apex of the base is 50.95mm, the maximum width across the lower portion is 33.53mm wide, and the thickness is 10.13mm. It weighs 42.6.
Ampullae were used as a flask to hold holy water, becoming a souvenir of a pilgrimage; they date to the late 12th to 15th centuries (Spencer, B. 1990, Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges, Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum p, 57 ff). The origin of this ampulla is not known. |
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| Depicted place | (County of findspot) Staffordshire | ||
| Date | between 1175 and 1500 | ||
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FindID: 519874 Old ref: WAW-DB75A4 Filename: WAW-DB75A4.jpg |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/396153 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/396153/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/519874 |
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