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LOT 1654
Medieval Lead Pilgrim's Holy Water Ampulla
15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (32.7 grams, 51 mm).
Displaying a raised design to both faces: a four-petalled flower against a hatched field; a plant or heart on a mound; one remaining loop handle at the neck. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Hampshire, UK.
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