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LOT 2144
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge with Saints
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (9.18 grams, 45 mm high).
Rectangular with attachment loop at each corner (one absent), low-relief image of two facing figures with a cross between them, each with a key, Saints Peter and Paul. [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 1056, for similar image.
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