File:Medieval ampulla (plan and reverse). (FindID 550404).jpg
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editMedieval ampulla (plan and reverse). | |||
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Photographer |
Birmingham Museums Trust, Angie Bolton, 2013-03-14 21:01:14 |
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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 horizontal linear upper edge and a narrowed neck. This horizontal edge of the ampulla appears to be crimped together. Just below the upper edge the neck of the ampulla is slightly waisted with the remains of a lug on one side and a complete perforated lug on the other. The ampulla is slightly bulbous, but the surface is undulating due to damage, and has a slightly bevelled edge around the lower edge. Both lower faces of the ampulla are decorated but the design is not clear, one has a central pellet with a finely decorated triangular panel below. The other face is decorated with a semi-circular panel which is decorated with fine cross-hatching. The surface of the ampulla has developed a light to mid grey coloured patina. Its length from the upper edge to the apex of the base is 52.93mm, the maximum width across the lower portion is 29.73mm wide, and the thickness is 8.6mm. It weighs 55.5g.
Ampullae were used as a flask to hold holy water, becoming a souvenir of a pilgrimage; they generally 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 style of this ampulla is of a late Medieval date where ampulla becomes smaller and less ornate (ibid: 205). Ampullae such as this type are rarely found in urban areas, but more in rural areas which may reflect the folk practice such as burying the ampulla in fields to protect crops and livestock from illness (ibid: 205). |
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Depicted place | (County of findspot) Warwickshire | ||
Date |
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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Accession number |
FindID: 550404 Old ref: WAW-2399B7 Filename: WAW-2399B7.jpg |
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Source |
https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/420026 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/420026/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/550404 |
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Attribution-ShareAlike License version 4.0 (verified 17 November 2020) |
Object location | 52° 20′ 24″ N, 1° 49′ 26.18″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 52.340000; -1.823940 |
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File change date and time | 20:57, 14 March 2013 |
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Date and time of digitizing | 09:45, 29 April 2009 |
Date metadata was last modified | 09:45, 29 April 2009 |
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