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LOT 1669
Medieval 'Essex' Bronze Knight's Holy Sepulchre Plaque Badge
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.05 grams, 21 mm).
Formed as a cross-crosslet on a square sheet plaque, the symbol of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, with the remains of an iron pin to verso; very rare formed as a square plaque. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Essex, UK.
Property of an Essex collector.
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 AD 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 AD.
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LOT 1669
Medieval 'Essex' Bronze Knight's Holy Sepulchre Plaque Badge
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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