ampulla(?)
- Museum number
- 1921,0216.81
- Description
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Vessel with flat base, flat back and rounded front. On the rounded front is a shield with lion rampant; on the flat back are the arms of the Duchy of Burgundy, represented on a shield quartered with fleur-de-lis. Around the base of the vessel is a repeating design of chevrons with alternating cross hatching and dots. There is a handwritten label pasted onto the inside of the vessel.
- Production date
- 14thC late
- Dimensions
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Height: 41 millimetres
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Thickness: 20 millimetres
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Width: 48 millimetres
- Curator's comments
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Transcription of the handwritten note:
["N.I 122.
Very curious lead cup of about the 13th century. Found in London, October 1862. Very Rare (?)"]
Objects for Comparison:
Compare with object number: 1856,0701.2176 - A very similar vessel with a flat back, base and rounded front. Both objects show shields with animals displayed on their fronts.
Bibliography:
Spencer, B., Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges: Medieval Finds from Excavations in London, (London: The Stationery Office, 1998), for secular finds See, pp. 273-329
Blick, S., (ed.), Beyond Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges: Essays in Honour of Brian Spencer, (Oxford: Oxbox, 2007)
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For information about the donor, Mary Greg, see:
Mitchell, L., 2014. ‘Treasuring things of the least’: Companion Extraordinaire Mary Hope Greg. The Guild of St George Journal, The Companion, 14, pp.10-12
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1921
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1921,0216.81
