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Medieval ampulla
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West Yorkshire Archaeology Service, Amy Downes, 2008-02-01 17:07:04
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Medieval ampulla
Description
English: A lead alloy ampulla or holy water container from the medieval period. The ampulla is sub-circular with a wide flared neck at the top. There would have been attachment loops or lugs, one on each side of the neck, but only faint traces of these survive. The decoration is not clear enough to be identified. There are radiating lines round the lower end of the body which may represent a scallop shell, a common emblem of pilgrimage. The ampulla is 44.7mm long, 29.7mm wide and 10.1mm thick. 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.
Depicted place (County of findspot) North Yorkshire
Date between 1150 and 1500
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1150-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 208409
Old ref: SWYOR-353D98
Filename: PAS 430 ampulla.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/164197
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/164197/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/208409
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Object location53° 48′ 51.48″ N, 1° 08′ 33.86″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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