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LOT 1886
Medieval Lead Pilgrim's Holy Water Ampulla with Scallop and Shield
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (32 grams, 49 mm).
With low-profile shield to one side and a scallop to the other. [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 1886
Medieval Lead Pilgrim's Holy Water Ampulla with Scallop and Shield
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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