Record ID: LIN-2B9927
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval lead pilgrim ampulla. It has a circular body and sub-triangular neck with a loop on either side. The top is crimped together and the item as a whole does not appear to have been opened. One side of the body is decorated with a shield containing a crown with letter I below. The other side depicts an eight-pointed star or flower petals, set against a hatched perimeter.
Created on: Monday 7th April 2014
Last updated: Monday 7th April 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-2B60F2
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possibly lead metal working debris. Small droplet of metal solidified on a flat surface. Presented along with a group of coins, which it is not. Suggested date: Unknown, 43-1800. Weight: 2.61gms.
Created on: Monday 7th April 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd February 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Market Rasen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-299FC7
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead cloth seal. Pair of cast discs linked by sprue and clamped together. One side bears the motif of a bishop's mitre within a tressure with trefoils or lis on its cusps. The other side bears a W (or possibly M) with an annulet on either side within a pelleted circle. Patinated overall. The mitre was among the badges associated with the German city of Augsburg, noted for its fustian cloths. An early post-medieval date is suggested by the letter style. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1600. Length: 30.5mm, Diameter (discs): 20.0mm, Thickness: 4.6mm, Weight: 11.74gms.
Created on: Monday 7th April 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd February 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Binbrook', grid reference and parish protected.