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Medieval Lead Pilgrim's Holy Water Ampulla Medieval Lead Pilgrim's Holy Water Ampulla Medieval Lead Pilgrim's Holy Water Ampulla
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LOT 1805

Medieval Lead Pilgrim's Holy Water Ampulla

14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.

2 in. (32.3 grams, 53 mm).

With lateral loops and low-profile rosette detailing to one face of the the bulb, hatched band and crown to the other. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Lincolnshire, UK.

Literature

Cf. Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, London, 1986, item 399, for type.

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LOT 1805

Medieval Lead Pilgrim's Holy Water Ampulla

Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

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