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LOT 2024
Medieval Pewter Miniature Axehead
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (11.2 grams, 57 mm).
With crosshatch pattern in relief on both sides, originally fitted to a small wooden shaft with traces of the wood remaining in the socket. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Previously with Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK, with stock code M257-1.
Ex TimesAncient, Bristol, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of a previous catalogue entry, and a previous dealer's sales ticket.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Literature
Cf. Spencer, B., Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges, Woodbridge, 2010, items 301b. cd, d, for type.
Footnotes
It is though that such tokens were worn by the spectators at tournaments. The hatching may have been intended as keying for paint.
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