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LOT 1867
Medieval Lead Pilgrim's Holy Water Ampulla with Crown
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (41 grams, 50 mm).
With lateral loop and low-profile crown detailing to one face with radiating lines below, linear decoration to the other. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound UK.
Property of a Worlingworth, Suffolk, UK, private collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
See Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, London, 1986, item 399, for type.
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Found East Anglia, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The de Bohun family took its name from the region of Bohun in the Cotentin peninsula, Normandy, France. John de Bohun, 5th Earl of Hereford (died January 1336) was born the son of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford. After his Humphrey's death at the Battle of Boroughbridge, the family lands were forfeited by John who was only later permitted to succeed to his positions as Earl of Hereford and Essex, Constable of England and Lord of Brecknock. -
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14th-16th century AD.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Found in Breckland, Norfolk, UK, on 26 March 2024; declared as Treasure under the Treasure Act and disclaimed. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.NMS-729177. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the British Museum disclaiming the Crown's interest in this Treasure find. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
