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Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge with Christ on Cross Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge with Christ on Cross Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge with Christ on Cross
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LOT 1840

Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge with Christ on Cross

CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (2.52 grams, 25 mm).

Fragment with nimbate facing head of the Corpus Christi with right arm, portion of the cross with decorative roundels. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000.

Literature

Cf. Spencer, B., Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges, Woodbridge, 2010, item 180(d), for type.

CONDITION
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LOT 1840

Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge with Christ on Cross

Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

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