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LOT 1806
Medieval Bronze Knight's Holy Sepulchre Badge Complete with Pin
CIRCA 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (1.22 grams, 26 mm including pin).
Formed as a cross-crosslet, the symbol of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, with punched-point border, pin to verso. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired from Ardingley Antiques Fair, 1980s.
Property of a Portsmouth, UK, gentleman, since the 1980s.
Literature
Cf. Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, London, 1986, items 939-41.
Footnotes
The 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 A.D. by Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the First Crusade. It was established for the protection of pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land and was recognised by a Papal Bull in about 1113 A.D.
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LOT 1806
Medieval Bronze Knight's Holy Sepulchre Badge Complete with Pin
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
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