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LOT 0372
Medieval Pewter Agnus Dei Pilgrim's Badge
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (8.39 grams, 45 mm).
Quatrefoil frame with quatrefoil at each angle, beaded outer edge; central Agnus Dei motif with head reverse, cross and banner above.
Provenance
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
Literature
Cf. Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, London, 1986, item 608, for an annular version of the type.
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