Find Spot record SEC 063 - Lead pilgrim's ampulla, scallop shell with pierced handles on either side

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Lead pilgrim's ampulla, scallop shell with pierced handles on either side. Found whilst metal detecting? Formerly recorded as SEC MISC

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Grid reference Centred TM 3070 8445 (26m by 24m)
Map sheet TM38SW
Civil Parish ST CROSS, SOUTH ELMHAM, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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Lead pilgrim's ampulla, scallop shell with pierced handles on either side. (?From Walsingham) C13 or C14 (S1). Found approximately 100m from two Med pot scatters, SEC 0036 and 037.
Note by B Spencer per J Newman, "Widely distributed type with a distinct westerly bias, ?from Salisbury" (S2).

Formerly recorded as SEC MISC

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> (No record type): SAU, Newman J, finds identification, April 1993.
  • <M1> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: (S1) drawing, (S2).
  • <S2> (No record type): Spencer B, notes on Pilgrims Ampulla, per Newman J.

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Record last edited

Apr 3 2019 8:32PM

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