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[edit]Medieval ampulla (plan and reverse). | |||
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Angie Bolton, 2007-08-10 12:40:50 |
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Title |
Medieval ampulla (plan and reverse). |
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Description |
English: A cast lead or lead alloy ampulla. In plan it is sub-drop shape with a straight upper edge. Just below the upper edge the neck of the ampulla is slightly waisted with the remains of a lug either side, which were broken, but not recently. The ampulla has, in profile a slightly swollen rounded base and neck. Both lower faces of the ampulla are decorated, but the designs are not clear. The surface of the ampulla has developed a light grey/cream coloured patina. Its length from the upper edge to the apex of the base is 36.48mm, the maximum width across the lower portion is 29mm wide, and the thickness of the base of the ampulla is 13.53mm at the neck. It weighs 44.6g.
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) Worcestershire | ||
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between 1175 and 1500 date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1175-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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FindID: 189643 Old ref: WAW-C23733 Filename: WAW-C23733.jpg |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/147079 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/147079/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/189643 |
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Object location | 52° 03′ 02.88″ N, 2° 11′ 08.02″ W ![]() | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | ![]() |
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current | 03:45, 5 February 2017 | ![]() | 2,250 × 1,096 (236 KB) | Fæ (talk | contribs) | Portable Antiquities Scheme, WAW, FindID: 189643, medieval, page 5237, batch sort-updated count 54556 |
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