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Medieval ampulla
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Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum, Richard Henry, 2016-04-05 12:47:46
Title
Medieval ampulla
Description
English: An incomplete cast lead-alloy medieval pilgrim's ampulla dating to the period c. AD 1350-1538. It measures 51.92mm in length, 29.94mm maximum width, 17.38mm minimum width, 8.08mm in thick and weights 36.65g.

The ampulla is flask-shaped and was provided with a pair of handles, now missing. The ampulla is decorated on the two faces of the lower chamber. The obverse shows a really worn flower, the reverse design depicts a heart filled with cross hatching and a stalk protruding from the top.

The heart motif has been found on ampulla in Salisbury (Spencer 1990:91 no 186), in London, Maltby Springs, Lincs. and Brandon in Suffolk (ibid., 60; no 132), and in many other locations besides. It is thought perhaps to relate to Bromholm Priory, Norfolk, however most of the examples in available literature have decoration on both sides of the flask, often the hatched heart and a four or eight petalled flower on the oppsing side.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Wiltshire
Date between 1350 and 1538
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1350-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1538-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 767278
Old ref: WILT-B10128
Filename: WILTB10128.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/561716
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/561716/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/767278
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Object location51° 17′ 16.8″ N, 2° 11′ 28″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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