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LOT 2351
Medieval Lead 'Walsingham Shrine' Pilgrim's Holy Water Ampulla
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (50.3 grams, 47.4 mm).
An amphora-shaped body with concentric triangles to the obverse, vertical hatching to the reverse, with two loop handles. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 2351
Medieval Lead 'Walsingham Shrine' Pilgrim's Holy Water Ampulla
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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