File:Ampulla (back) (FindID 853151).jpg
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editampulla (back) | |||
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Photographer |
Royal Institution of Cornwall, Anna Tyacke, 2017-06-17 11:51:57 |
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Title |
ampulla (back) |
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Description |
English: Cast lead pilgrim ampulla or holy water flask with the neck folded over to close the vessel. The ampulla is bag shaped with no evidence for loops at the side of the neck, used to suspend the flask from a cord around the pilgrim's neck. The ampulla is decorated on the front with raised radiating lines that form a scallop shell pattern, typical of ampullae. The scallop shell was originally the emblem of the apostle St. James the Greater, of Compostela, but soon became a generic symbol of pilgrim saints and pilgrims. The back of the ampulla is more corroded but the edge appears to have alternating raised lines with grooves and rows of raised dots to the edge of the circular area that is now recessed and more worn, which may have held more raised decoration originally. These ampullae were bought by pilgrims from pilgrimage sites, and contained thaumaturgic (miracle-working) liquids such as holy water or water from sacred springs. They were popular souvenirs from around 1175 until the early 14th Century, when pilgrim badges became more favoured, but they continued to be made, some smaller to be worn as badges, and some more robust, functional and standardised, like this example, into the 15th century.
Spencer (1990) illustrates a similar ampulla with a scallop shell on one side and a crowned 'S' on the other within a scalloped border of short oblique lines, on page 88, fig.179, which is dated from c.1350-1530, along with the group from Salisbury. Spencer in Saunders (2012) illustrates another ampulla from Salisbury, with a crowned 'W' on one side and a scallop shell with raised border above on the other side, on page 305, fig.78, no.298, which is dated from the late Medieval period. See <a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/273347" title="View details for LVPL-1B3F01">LVPL-1B3F01</a> for a similar ampulla with broad ridges in the scallop shell and a raised circular motif within a scalloped border on the other side. |
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Depicted place | (County of findspot) Somerset | ||
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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Accession number |
FindID: 853151 Old ref: CORN-413784 Filename: DSCN5113.JPG |
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Source |
https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/619185 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/619185/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/853151 |
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Permission (Reusing this file) |
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Object location | 50° 59′ 43.08″ N, 3° 16′ 08.4″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 50.995300; -3.269000 |
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Camera manufacturer | NIKON |
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Camera model | E4500 |
Exposure time | 10/2,757 sec (0.0036271309394269) |
F-number | f/4.3 |
ISO speed rating | 100 |
Date and time of data generation | 09:47, 17 June 2017 |
Lens focal length | 19.5 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
Software used | Microsoft Windows Photo Viewer 6.1.7600.16385 |
File change date and time | 10:11, 17 June 2017 |
Y and C positioning | Co-sited |
Exposure Program | Normal program |
Exif version | 2.2 |
Date and time of digitizing | 09:47, 17 June 2017 |
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Image compression mode | 4 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 2.8 APEX (f/2.64) |
Metering mode | Center weighted average |
Light source | Tungsten (incandescent light) |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
File source | Digital still camera |
Scene type | A directly photographed image |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Manual white balance |
Digital zoom ratio | 0 |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 94 mm |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Scene control | None |
Contrast | Normal |
Saturation | Normal |
Sharpness | Normal |
Subject distance range | Unknown |