Medieval Pewter John the Baptist Pilgrim's Badge

CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (3.85 grams, 25 mm).

Discoid with satellite discs to the rim, border with roundels, bearded head of John the Baptist in the centre. [No Reserve]

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, items 173-6, for type.

Footnotes

John was beheaded at the insistence of Salome, and his head was presented to her on a platter.

CONDITION

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