- Museum number
- 1902,0529.24
- Description
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Ampulla; pewter; on one side an angel with the two Mary's at the Sepulchre; above the tomb an inscription; below, a floral motif flanked by two birds; around the edge of the ampulla in a circular border another inscription; on the other side the incredulity of St Thomas and an inscription.
- Production date
- 11thC-13thC
- Dimensions
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Length: 71 millimetres
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Width: 52 millimetres (max)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Published: E. Kitzinger, Early Medieval Art in the British Museum and British Library, London, 1983, p. 116. See also: C. Lambert and P.P. Demeglio, "Ampolle Devozionali ed Itinerari di Pellegrinaggio tra IV e VII Secolo", Antiquite Tardive 2 (1994), pp. 205-231; J. Engemann, "Palastinische Pilgerampullen im F.J. Dolger-Institut in Bonn", Jahrbuch fur Antike und Christentum 16 (1973), pp. 5-27; I. Kotsche-Breitenbruch, "Pilgerandenken aus dem Heiligen Land" in E. Dassmann and K. Thraede (eds.), Vivarium: Festschrift Theodor Klauser, Jbac Erganzungsband 11, Munster, 1984, 229-46; A. Grabar, Ampoulles de Terre Sainte, Paris, 1958. G. Celi, "Cimeli Bobbiesi", La Civilta Cattolica 74 (1923), vol. 2, pp. 504-14, vol. 3, pp. 37-45, 124-36, 335-44, 423-39; D. Talbot Rice, "Opere d'Arte Paleocristiane e Altomedievale"in L. Vitali (ed.), Il Tesoro del Duomo di Monza, Milan, 1966, pp. 27-9; M. Frazer, "Orifecerie altomedievali", in R. Conti (ed.), Il Duomo di Monza: I Tesori, Milan, 1989, pp. 28-34; I. Christoforaki, An Unusual Representation of the Incredulity From Lusignan Cyprus, Cahiers Archéologiques, 48 (2000), 71-87.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
2018 - 2019 8 Jun - 20 Jan, Ottawa, Canadian Museum of History, Medieval Europe
2017 11 Jul – 22 Oct, Spain, CaixaForum Zaragoza, Medieval Europe.
2017 9 Mar – 18 Jun, Spain, CaixaForum Barcelona, Medieval Europe,
2016 - 2017 19 Oct – 5 Feb, Spain, CaixaForum Madrid, Medieval Europe,
2015 - 2016 11 Dec- 10 Apr, Australia, Brisbane, Queensland Museum, Medieval Europe, power and legacy.
2014-2015 13 Dec-15 Mar, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects'
- Condition
- Neck split in two places
- Acquisition date
- 1902
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1902,0529.24
