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LOT 2222
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.
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