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A medieval lead ampulla
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Philippa Walton, 2004-09-27 10:50:42
Title
A medieval lead ampulla
Description
English: A cast lead or lead alloy ampulla. The ampulla is scalloped shaped with a pair of loops at the neck for suspension. One of the loops is broken. The upper surface of the ampulla has moulded decoration in the form of vertical, curving ribs intended to represent the scallop shell. The underside is very worn but appears to be decorated with a series of marginal ribs. The ampulla measures 45mm in length, a maximum of 32mm in width and is 10mm thick. The scallop was the emblem of the apostle St James the Greater. From the beginning of the twelfth century it was also the souvenir worn by pilgrims to his shrine at Compostela. However, as the scallop become a widely known pilgrim's sign, it came not only to stand for St James but as a generic symbol of pilgrimage. Therefore, it is unlikely that this ampulla came from Compostela.
Depicted place (County of findspot) North Yorkshire
Date MEDIEVAL
Accession number
FindID: 68063
Old ref: NCL-85E868
Filename: ampullamerg.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/37206
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/37206/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/68063
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution-ShareAlike License version 4.0 (verified 19 November 2020)
Object location54° 06′ 20.88″ N, 1° 07′ 48.11″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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