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LOT 1347
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.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Cf. Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, London, 1986, items 51-6, for pewter examples.
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LOT 1347
Medieval Gold Scallop Shell of St James Pilgrim's Badge
Sold for (Inc. bp): £371
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With openwork frame and six spherical bosses alternating plain and granulated; triangular pin intact. 15 grams, 49 mm
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