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LOT 2257
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Pendant with Mary and Calvary Scene
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.1 grams, 19 mm).
Discoid bifacial pendant (loop absent) with low-relief images; obverse: crowned Mary and infant Jesus on a throne; reverse: Calvary scene with Mary and Mary Magdalene flanking Corpus Christi. [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 42, for type.
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LOT 2257
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Pendant with Mary and Calvary Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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