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LOT 2246
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge with Mary and Child
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (6.72 grams, 38 mm).
Low-relief modelling of Mary standing wearing a crown and ruffed collar, supporting infant Jesus on her hip; with pin to reverse. [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 550, for type.
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