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LOT 2216
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge with Mary and Child
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (4.01 grams, 37 mm).
Low-relief casting with a standing figure of Mary, with the upper body inclined away from the infant supported on her left hip. [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 547, for type.
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