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LOT 2105
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Token with Vernicle
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (1.94 grams, 15 mm).
Facing mask with ropework border and piercing; representing the Vernicle. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
LiteratureCf. Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, London, 1986, item 1058, for type.
FootnotesThe Vernicle is the image of Christ's face on the cloth with which St Veronica wiped him.
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