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LOT 2178
Medieval Pewter Thomas Beckett Pilgrim's Badge
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.03 grams, 28 mm).
Vesica-shaped frame enclosing a standing figure of Becket wearing a mitre, with hands clasped in prayer. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
LiteratureCf. Spencer, B., Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges, Woodbridge, 2010, item 123a.
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The 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 AD by Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the First Crusade. It was established for the protection of pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land and was recognised by a Papal Bull in about 1113 AD.
