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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]
ProvenanceFrom a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000.
LiteratureCf. Spencer, B., Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges, Woodbridge, 2010, item 180(d), for type.
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