LEIC-6686D7: 6686D7 medieval lead alloy pilgrims ampulla

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AMPULLA

Unique ID: LEIC-6686D7

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Medieval lead pilgrims ampulla, 52mm long, 31mm wide and 8mm thick. The object is complete and in good condition with a weight of 32.14grams. The ampulla is bag shaped with protrusions suggesting side lugs. It is decorated on one side with a very faint four petalled flower motif and on the other with what apears to be a bundle of three ears of corn?

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: being donated to Leicestershire Museums

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1100
Date to: AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 52 mm
Width: 31 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight: 32.14 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Harborough (District)
Parish or ward: Great Glen (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP6597
Four figure Latitude: 52.566954
Four figure longitude: -1.042462
1:25K map: SP6597
1:10K map: SP69NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: being donated to Leicestershire Museums

References cited

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Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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