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LOT 1347

Sold for (Inc. bp): £371

MEDIEVAL GOLD SCALLOP SHELL OF ST JAMES PILGRIM'S BADGE
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 in. (0.42 grams, 9.89 mm).

With rib detailing and attachment loop to the reverse; associated with the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, London, 1986, items 51-6, for pewter examples.

CONDITION
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