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LOT 1674
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (5.44 grams, 36 mm).
Formed as a church with three crosses to the top and four attachment loops, hatching to one face and Virgin and Child figural scene in relief to the other, stars in the field above. [No Reserve]
Provenance
European collection, 1990s.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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