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LOT 2170
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Bell
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (2.16 grams, 16.5 mm).
Conical body divided into hatched segments, horizontal band of pellets and triangles on the lower edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on the Thames foreshore in the 1970s.
From a late London, UK, gentleman's collection.
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Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Token with Vernicle
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Facing mask with ropework border and piercing; representing the Vernicle. 1.94 grams, 15 mm
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
The Vernicle is the image of Christ's face on the cloth with which St Veronica wiped him.
