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LOT 1367
Medieval Lead Pilgrim's Holy Water Ampulla
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (46.7 grams, 57 mm).
With scallop detailing to one face of the bulb, hatched panel to the reverse with crowned 'S'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, Southern England.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Accompanied by an old Norfolk Castle Museum record slip.
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Found Southern England. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
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