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Record ID: NMS-CCA9A2
Object type: FLASK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy Medieval vessel. The vessel has a piriform shape with a bulbous lower body that narrows towards the neck. The upper neck has two small diametrically opposed looped handles. The exact purpose of these artefacts is unknown. It was initially thought (Geoff Egan, pers. comm.) that they may have been used as containers for mercury, but the discovery of an example in Surrey with the inscription OLEVM CHRISM, (see SUR-FA2AB0) suggested a possible new interpretation as a flask for holy oil from a travelling chrismatory. The chrismatory was comprised of a set of three h…
Created on: Tuesday 8th October 2019
Last updated: Thursday 10th February 2022
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Record ID: DYFED-ADBCE7
Object type: FLASK
Broad period: MODERN
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Modern Copper Alloy Gun Powder Flask. Found with some Gunpowder still inside. The Flask weighs 114g and is 145mm in length. The flask is 46mm at the neck and expands to 74mm at the base. There are no visible identification marks on the flask, apart from one small hole punched in the side of neck, which may have been used for attachment.The Flask has split into two halves (length ways) and has some damage but is otherwise in a good state of preservation.
Created on: Wednesday 6th February 2019
Last updated: Thursday 31st March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Templeton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-3D6BE9
Object type: FLASK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy neck of a Post Medieval powder flask; 25.4mm long and 13.7mm in diameter. The neck has three incised circumferential lines 4mm below the opening. The lower part, which would have been fixed to the body of the flask, comprises a flange 3mm in width which has been bent. The object is slightly compressed and distorted. Circa 18th-19th century.
Created on: Wednesday 15th August 2018
Last updated: Friday 17th August 2018
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Record ID: LVPL-BC6DA7
Object type: FLASK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy gun powder flask dating from the 18th to 19th century. The object consists of two halves of copper alloy U-shaped or 'flask shaped' sheet, one of which slots into the other. The top of the flask is open. There is no visible decoration or handles on the object. The object has a light green patina. Dimensions: 140mm in length, 72mm in width, 20mm thick, 58g.
Created on: Thursday 21st December 2017
Last updated: Thursday 21st December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Delamere', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-C83593
Object type: FLASK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A bulb shaped copper alloy flask, of a type thought to have been used for holy oil during the late medieval period. The rim of the vessel is missing, due to an old irregular break. On each side there are the stubs of integral, semi-circular loops, one of which is detached from the body. The diameter at the neck is 17.2mm and it widens gradually to a maximum diameter of 31.8mm before narrowing to a flattened base (unlike others recorded on the database, which are rounded and presumably would not stand upright). There is minor surface loss, presumably from antiquity, as a well…
Created on: Wednesday 18th May 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 4th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Catton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-37ED12
Object type: FLASK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete, but broken, cast copper alloy vessel of Medieval date. The vessel is shaped like an ampulla, with a bulbous rounded body that tapers in width to a narrow neck. Two semi-circular loops form handles, one at either side of the opening. Unlike the typical pilgrim souvenirs, it is not made of lead alloy. The vessel has a deep greenish-gray patina with some suface pitting. The neck of the vessel is broken but the two fragments that complete this artefact were recovered along side indicating post-depositional damage. The inside of the vessel has been completely filled with a lea…
Created on: Thursday 7th August 2014
Last updated: Friday 8th August 2014
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Record ID: LVPL-3697B7
Object type: FLASK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy probable flask dating to the Medieval period. The object may have been used for holy oil. The object comprises a hollow circular neck, tapering slightly from the open end before expanding where it joins the body of the vessel; the vessel measures 26.99mm in diameter. The flask is bulbous and hollow with a rounded base. The base is pierced with an irregular perforation. There is a large irregular break on one side of the terminal and one half of the shaft is missing. Within the terminal is a bright orange clay which adheres to the side, this may be resid…
Created on: Tuesday 19th February 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 20th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Smallwood', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-771983
Object type: FLASK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small cast copper alloy flask or bottle-like vessel of uncertain purpose but probably of post medieval date. The vessel, which is 35.62mm in height and 28.50mm in diameter, has a flaring rim on a long neck (13.14mm diameter) and a rounded base with clear base angle. There is a large ragged hole in the lower half of the vessel. There must remain the possibility that this object is not a vessel but a fitting of a different type.
Created on: Thursday 31st May 2012
Last updated: Friday 14th October 2016
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Record ID: CAM-9CFB72
Object type: FLASK
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy shot flask, in two parts, of the first half of the 19th century. The flask is made of sheet copper-alloy that has been machine punched to add a decorative design of hung game. The design comprises of a rabbit or hare hung by its feet from a chain loop and four fowl, probably pheasant or partridge, with foliage at the base of the flask. The technique of machine punching starts in the 19th century and the use of shot flasks ended towards the middle of the same century allowing a relatively short date range for the artefact to be determined. The flask has a globular or pea…
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 18th January 2012
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Record ID: SUR-2E0F17
Object type: FLASK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy flask or container. The flask has a rounded bottom and there is a hole in one side. On either side of f the simple rim are the stubs of projecting loop handle. The rim has been 'scalloped' on either side but it is not clear if this is an original feature of the casting. One of these has been further damaged.
Created on: Tuesday 18th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 22nd March 2012
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Record ID: NCL-881B86
Object type: FLASK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Redcar and Cleveland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy flask of the Medieval period, probably used as a container for holy oil. The flask has a spherical body with a slightly expanding or flaring cylindrical neck. The base of the flask is somewhat flat so it can stand independently, and a hole has corroded through the base.
Created on: Tuesday 5th February 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LANCUM-6DA432
Object type: FLASK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy flask which may have been used as a flask for holy oil, of probable medieval date. The finder did not record measurements, but it is likely that they're similar to one of the other holy oil flasks found in England (c. 56.9mm high and weighs 69.3g). It has a circular profile and a convex base with a maximum diameter of c. 40mm which narrows to c. 20mm at the top. On opposite sides, just below the circular opening, there are two flat sub-rectangular handle/suspensions lungs. Both have a small round perforation in the upper centre, presumably either for suspension or t…
Created on: Thursday 30th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barnoldswick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-F19FC7
Object type: FLASK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
The object is a cast copper alloy flask, used to hold holy oil The vessel has a narrow rim, which is quite abraded, and a long and slender neck, gradually widening to the bulbous body of the vessel. Just below the rim, on each side is an integral, semi-circular loop. The vessel has a rounded base, with two small holes (these may be damage, but they are not recent). The surface has small striations which are file-finishing marks. Where the patina remains it is a heavy dark green/brown colour. It weighs 45.13g, and measures 53.3mm long, 34.8mm thick and 35.6mm wid…
Created on: Thursday 2nd December 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-B559D5
Object type: FLASK
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast and turned upper detachable piece from a miniature flask of Roman date. The base of the piece has incised decoration consisting of rather irregular diagonal marks. The neck is decorated with red enamel contained within seven barbed triangular cells, resembling flames. There is a slight step on the neck, before if flares to the mouth. The artefact has a central perforation. The base has two integral right-angled lugs for attachment to the miniature flask body by means of a bayonet-style mechanism. The underside of the piece has been filed, while the interior remains rough from the …
Created on: Monday 2nd June 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: KENT4860
Object type: FLASK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy flask. The flask has a flat base with bulbous sides and a narrowed neck with a pair of handles.
Created on: Monday 25th November 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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