Medieval Pilgrim's Lead Holy Water Ampulla

CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.

1 7/8 in. (46 grams, 48 mm).

With rectangular body, elliptical-section mouth, lateral loops; low-relief hatched panel, three heater shields with cross to each face. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a late private Buckinghamshire, UK, collector, his collection established from the 1990s.

Literature

Cf. Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, London, 1986, items 5-9, for type.

CONDITION

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