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LOT 1769

Medieval Lead Pilgrim's Holy Water Ampulla

CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.

2 in. (55.1 grams, 53 mm).

With lateral loops and low-profile rosette to one side and a spiral whorl to the other. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Suffolk, UK.

CONDITION

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LOT 1769

Medieval Lead Pilgrim's Holy Water Ampulla

Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

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