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Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
The ampulla is fragmentary, represented by the base or side of the body only (with a surviving length of 15.4mm and a weight of 6.4g containing sediment). The body has a maximum surviving width of 22.4mm and a thickness of 6.8mm. The obverse face is convex and is decorated with the scallop motif, representing the emblem of pilgrimage, and has three surviving bold and curved ribs, producing a corrugated effect, of Spencer (1990, p59) Type I. The ribs are wider at the base, narrowing towards the top. The reverse face is flat and plain with a bevelled edge.
Site Name: Penllyn, Cowbridge
Notes: Found by Norman Oxley on 28th April 2007; NGR - SS 97342 77218, 78m OD (No. 15)
