Collections Online

The ampulla is incomplete, missing the neck and is fractured down the centre (with a surviving length of 39.3mm and a weight of 28.7g containing some sediment). The body is mostly closed below the missing neck and has a maximum width of 38.6mm and a thickness of 9.3mm. The obverse face is convex and is decorated with the scallop motif, representing the emblem of pilgrimage, and has seven bold and curved ribs, producing a corrugated effect, of Spencer (1990, p59), Type I. The ribs are slightly wider at the base and narrow towards the neck. The reverse face is flat and plain with a bevelled edge. Casting flashes are evident along the edge.