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LOT 2247
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge with Corpus Christi
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (3.73 grams, 39 mm).
Fragment of a calvary scene with torso, head and arms of Corpus Christi and cross. [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 item 585, for type.
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