Record ID: WMID-CA0583
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Solihull
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete lead alloy pilgrim's ampulla dating to the Medieval period, c. AD 1300 - 1500. The lead flask and neck remains. One arm is present and the other is missing.  The ampulla is flasked shaped and has a semi-circular body with cresecent corners and a rectangular shaped neck that extends outwards from the centre of one side. The mouth of the neck is partially open and missing some of its edge. At the sides of the neck is one complete handle and two stubs for the missing handle.  The obverse has moulded decoration present, consist…
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Berkswell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-74A131
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete lead-alloy pilgrim's ampulla of medieval date (c.AD 1350-1550). The body of the ampulla is circular with an elongated rectangular neck extending from one edge. Where the neck meets the body is positioned one attachment loop on each side; one is complete, the other partially complete. The opening at the top of the neck has been pinched shut. Both faces are worn and slightly abraded and present no decoration. The object has a dark creme patina. Dimensions: Length 49.3mm; width 30mm; thickness 10mm; weight 53.54g Ampullae were an important pilgrim …
Created on: Thursday 22nd February 2024
Last updated: Saturday 2nd March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-E3D8C9
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead-alloy pilgrim's ampulla of medieval date (c.AD 1350-1550). The body of the ampulla is circular with an squat rectangular neck extending from one edge. Stubs for incomplete attachment loops are positioned at opposite sides of the neck. The opening at the top of the neck has been pinched shut. The surface is well worn, one face presents no visible decoration, the other depicts a raised circle with a six pointed star / sun in the centre. The arms of the star are wavy, in a radiant fashion. The object has a powdery white patina. Dimensions: Length 42.5mm; widt…
Created on: Thursday 15th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-B5F716
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy pilgrim's ampulla of medieval date (c.AD 1350-1550). The body of the ampulla is circular with an squat rectangular neck extending from one edge. Two pointed attachment loops are positioned at opposite sides of the neck. The opening at the top of the neck has been pinched shut .Both faces are decorated with a raised design; one face presents a round bodied flask in the centre that extends into the neck of the ampulla. The opposite face is decorated with a downwards facing arrow. The object has a dark cream patina. Dimensions: Length 39.7mm; width 36…
Created on: Tuesday 13th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 16th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-218CBD
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy pilgrim's ampulla of medieval date (c.AD 1350-1550). The body of the ampulla is circular with an elongated rectangular neck extending from one edge. Two pointed attachment loops are positioned at the mid-point of the next, one on opposite sides. The opening at the top of the neck has been pinched shut. Both faces are decorated with a raised design; one face presents a rounded bodied flask in the centre that extends into the neck of the ampulla. The base is decorated with triangles along the rim with diagonal lines within. The opposite face is decorated …
Created on: Tuesday 6th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 12th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sporle with Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-211804
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete lead-alloy pilgrim's ampulla of medieval date (c.AD 1350-1550). The body of the ampulla is circular with an elongated rectangular neck extending from one edge. Where the neck meets the body is positioned one attachment loop; the opposite side loop is missing. The opening at the top of the neck has been pinched shut. On the surface of one face of the body is a scallop shell design of repeated flared grooves extending from the narrowed waist to the lower edge. Atop of this are two horizontal lines, creating band positioned at the top…
Created on: Tuesday 6th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 12th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sporle with Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-BB76F6
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy ampulla. Lead cast pilgrim ampulla, lower end rectangular, radial ridges on one side, I/H/S on other side. Suggested date: Late Medieval, 1350-1500 Height: 40.7mm, Width: 33.5mm, Thickness: 11.3mm, Weight: 38.69gms
Created on: Thursday 1st February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 1st February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-A33F94
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy ampulla. Lead cast ampulla, one side scallop shaped, other side with concentric rings and what must have been a chevron. Suggested date: Medieval, 1200-1500 Height: 42mm, Width: 38.9mm, Thickness: 8.6mm, Weight: 56.09gms
Created on: Wednesday 31st January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 31st January 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-A1B248
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One half of a lead alloy ampulla. It has a circular body with a rectangular neck extending from it. The other side is missing, as are any lugs it may have had. The neck has been torn unevenly to release the contents. It has a hole in the body which may be post depositional damage. There is no design apparent, it has an even white patina. Dimensions: 31mm diameter and 36mm high, it weighs 27.15g
Created on: Wednesday 31st January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 31st January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Longridge', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-26A24C
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead-alloy ampulla dating to circa AD 1150-1450. Its body is circular with a flattened base and a long rectangular neck. Now squashed flat, the neck is rectangular in plan and would have been hollowed, to allow for holy water to fill the vessel. The neck is incomplete, terminating in an old brea. No handles survive.  One face of the terminal is decorated with linear grooves creating a scalloped appearance. The other carries cross hatched incised grooves over which is stamped a reversed S.  Ampullae containing holy water would have been …
Created on: Thursday 25th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 25th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Flegburg', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-98FB99
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Largely complete lead alloy ampulla. This is a hollow cast vessel in the form of a flattened bulbous flask with a long, rectangular neck, and thin side handle loops projecting from this neck, to suspend it around the neck when travelling. One of the handles is largely coplete, the other is slightly pressed into the side of the flask. The mouth is slightly expanded and partially open, from where the contents would have been sprinkled. There is a design apparent on one side of a cross hatch pattern at the base, similar to that seen on KENT-7CDD9C, the o…
Created on: Wednesday 13th December 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 13th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Tunstall', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-890BA3
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead-alloy ampulla dating to circa AD 1150-1450. Its body is circular with a flattened base and a long rectangular neck. Now squashed flat, the neck is rectangular in plan and would have been hollowed, to allow for holy water to fill the vessel. The neck is incomplete, terminating in an old brea. One loop acting as a handle projects from one edge - the other has broken away. One face of the terminal is decorated with linear grooves creating a scalloped appearance. The other carries cross hatched incised grooves with two median overlapping triangles set below a f…
Created on: Tuesday 12th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 12th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Ramsholt', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-83ECD1
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead-alloy pilgrim's ampulla of Medieval date, c.AD 1350 - 1550. The body of the ampulla is circular and a flared, elongated rectangular neck extends from one edge of the body. The neck terminates short with a worn break. A large curve is present across the ampulla.The faces of the ampulla appear to be decorated with repeated flared grooves extending from an unclear point to the lower edge, possibly in a representation of a scallop shell. The decoration on the faces is hard to distinguish due to distortion, where the face has bent inward…
Created on: Tuesday 12th December 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 13th December 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-3998E9
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead-alloy pilgrim's ampulla of medieval date, c.AD 1350 - 1550. The body of the ampulla is circular with an elongated rectangular neck extending from one edge. Worn sprues project to either side of the neck, representing the remains of attachment loops. The opening at the top of the neck is pinched closed. One surface of the body is decorated with irregular conjoined chevrons, resulting in a branch-like appearance. The other side is worn and damaged rendering any decoration illegible. The metal has a mid-yellow/white patina and is worn. The ampulla is 52.3mm long,…
Created on: Tuesday 14th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 19th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-36FD2D
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead alloy ampulla of medieval date (c.AD 1350-1550). The object is comprised of the lower half only; the elongated neck and handles are missing. The surviving portion is broadly circular in shape with a rounded base and an open break across the top. One face of the body is decorated with a pair of concentric circles with a sheild in the centre presenting a chevron. No further details are visible. The other face appears undecorated. The object has a powdery white patina. Dimensions: Length 32.2mm; width 31.2mm; thickness 8.9mm; weight 27.78g Ampullae wer…
Created on: Tuesday 14th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 21st November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-A4C9D8
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval lead pilgrim's ampulla dating to the period c.AD 1350 - 1530. The ampulla has a trapezoidal neck which tapers along its length towards the body, only part of which survives. The object has been flattened and the body is concave, and the mouth has been pinched closed. One of the handles at the side is complete, while the other handle is missing. It has a rounded body which expands from the bottom of the neck and a rounded bottom. One face exhibits a design consisting of chevrons radiating down beneath a linear collar givi…
Created on: Tuesday 7th November 2023
Last updated: Friday 1st December 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-A208D7
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead ampullae of medieval to early post medieval date, dating c. 1300-1530. The body is sub-circular, with a rectangular neck. The remnants of two short curved handles joining the upper edge of the body to the neck, survive only as two pairs of slight protruding stubs. The sub-rectangular neck broadens slightly to the opening the top edges terminate in a worn break. Both sides of the ampulla are slightly concave and decorated in cast raised relief. One face is decorated with a stylised 'W' topped with a …
Created on: Tuesday 7th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 8th November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-FC7041
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval lead alloy flask shaped ampulla, dating to c AD1350 - 1530. There is an early break in the lead by the neck, leaving a crack and small hole, and the two suspension handles are largely missing. On the body of one face it shows six simple rays, or a saltire cross with a vertical line through the centre. The other face  has hatching in the lower part of the round surmounted by a line of small pellets and a scene with stylised tree in the centre. The rest is confused. Dimensions: 49mm in height;  35.2mm in width;  6.8mm thick; …
Created on: Monday 30th October 2023
Last updated: Friday 24th November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-9249F6
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A well preserved lead alloy pilgrims ampulla from the Shrine of our Lady of Walshingham. It has a circular body which is flutes around the edge, from this rises a rectangular neck. The handles are not present bu otherwise it is complete. On one face is the symbol of Walsingham, the W formed of two overlapping V shapes enclosed at the top, with an S in the centre top. Under this are five dots arranged in a cross shape.The reverse is covered with fine lines converging near to the neck, resembling the cockle shell which is the symbol of St James. Dimensions: 46mm high and 37mm wide,…
Created on: Friday 13th October 2023
Last updated: Friday 13th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Ripon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-919174
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy pilgrims ampulla. It is near complete although distorted. It is a rounded rectangular shape, with two handles either side. It has been torn open across the top, probably to dispense the Holy water within, and the tear across the back is probably contemporary with this. Both faces are decorated, although it is difficult to discern. One face has a triangle with the wide base at the bottom of the ampulla, within which is a square with a line, possibly a cross shaft, projecting upwards from it. Across the base is a strip of pattern formed of joined squares.On th…
Created on: Friday 13th October 2023
Last updated: Friday 13th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Ripon', grid reference and parish protected.