Medieval Pilgrim’s Ampulla – Walsingham (15th Century)

WMA 10999

Medieval Pilgrim’s Ampulla. A complete medieval pilgrim ampulla from the shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, cast in lead alloy and retaining both original angular suspension loops. One face carries a shallow stylised design typical of late medieval ampullae. The reverse shows a hatched crescent with a central pellet and further pellets between the horns, with the inscription ‘WAL’ placed between two horizontal lines above — the standard attribution to Walsingham. A well‑preserved and fully identifiable example. Circa 15th Century. For closely related examples, see UKDFD 32061 and 55924, which show the same design and may derive from the same mould. Lincolnshire find. Height 50 mm, width 33 mm.

£125.00