Record ID: DENO-46C113
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead-alloy pilgrim's ampulla, of medieval date AD 1350 - 1550. The body of the hollow ampulla is semi - circular, with short, straight, sides which would have extended up to a neck, now missing. Here the damaged edge shows the construction of the piece by revealing the hollow interior. The obverse is slightly rounded, with a reversed S centrally placed. Other decorative elements are indiscernible. The reverse is flatter and slightly hollow, with its surface covered in a series of fine lines radiating out from the broken edge, to the rounded edge, in imitation of a scallo…
Created on: Monday 15th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 3rd December 2018
Spatial data recorded.