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LOT 2200
Medieval Pewter Lady Saint Pilgrim's Badge
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (6.32 grams, 33 mm).
Discoid type with beaded border, low-relief image of a nimbate female (Mary) holding a book open on a stand. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
Footnotes
Mary is sometimes shown with an open book during the Annunciation, symbolising the reading of scriptures.
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