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AMPULLA
Unique ID: SF-64353C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast lead ampulla of Medieval date. It is pouch-shaped with an elongated neck and oval shaped opening. To each side of the neck are semi-circular suspension loops that are lozenge shaped in section. Both front and back faces of the ampulla have very worn moulded decoration, one face with a large central area of post-depositional damage. The damaged face has a central motif that appears to be shield shaped and containing now illegible motifs, all within a beaded circular border. On the opposite face is a central circle containing a multifoil with central pellet. The entire object measures 50.29mm in length, 34.14mm in width, 8.11mm in thickness, and weighs 40.47g.
This is a worn lead pilgrim's ampulla of Medieval date. It is likely to belong to the later Medieval period of the 14th or 15th centuries AD, c.1350-1550 AD.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1550
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 50.29 mm
Width: 34.14 mm
Thickness: 8.11 mm
Weight: 40.47 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st November 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Wenhaston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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