Rights Holder: Norfolk County Council
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Unique ID: NMS-F72E08
Object type certainty: Certain
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Medieval lead ampulla. One side with Spencer (1971) type II scallop shell below pair of ribs joined by angled lines at neck, other side crowned W inside a circle with angled lines on the engled edge and pair of ribs with angled lines between at the neck. Two lugs, now squashed, at the neck. Top crimped together.
The crowned W is likely to stand for Walsingham, but also could signify Virgo Virginum (Virgin of Virgins). See Spencer 1971 and Spencer 1990 for similar examples. 14th-16th century.
Length 51mm. Width 30mm.
Inscription:
W
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1538
Quantity: 1
Length: 51 mm
Width: 30 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st November 2011 - Tuesday 1st November 2011
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SMR reference number: 50314
Other reference: IND02112011ED
4 Figure: TF8829
Four figure Latitude: 52.825729
Four figure longitude: 0.788906
1:25K map: TF8829
1:10K map: TF82NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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