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ampulla
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Suffolk County Council, Jane Carr, 2010-12-07 11:13:40
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ampulla
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English: A Medieval lead ampulla. It is a flattened flask-shape and largely complete, lacking its side handles due to old breaks, and being a little bent and cracked, perhaps due to plough damage. There are two transverse grooves defining the waist of the flask on both sides. Beneath this on one side can be seen a crown over a W or two interlinked Vs, and on the other side a larger bifoliate crown with central fleur de lis. These motifs are depicted against a fine criss-cross background within a roundel. The flask measures 55.81mm in length, 32.22mm in maximum width, tapering to 27mm at its waist, and weighs 28.77g.

An ampulla with identical designs from medieval Salisbury is illustrated in Spencer 1990, no.180. The W could indicate the pilgrimage site of Walsingham, Norfolk, and equally if read as two Vs, could stand for Mary. Virgin of Virgins.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Suffolk
Date between 1350 and 1500
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1350-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 418260
Old ref: SF-5057E7
Filename: BUX SF-5057E7.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/307886
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/307886/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/418260
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