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LOT 1887
Medieval Lead Pilgrim's Holy Water Ampulla with Ecclesiastical Symbols
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (44.8 grams, 52 mm).
With lateral loops and low-profile cross and palm branch to one side, the other side with a raised pellet within concentric circles. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found 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.
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LOT 1887
Medieval Lead Pilgrim's Holy Water Ampulla with Ecclesiastical Symbols
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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