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LOT 2167
Medieval Pewter Wilsnack Pilgrim's Badge
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (3.1 grams, 38 mm).
Trefoil in plan with raised rim to each lobe, crosses to upper edge; low-relief images of the three hosts of Wilsnack. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex European collection, 1990s.
Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue information card.
Literature
Cf. van Beuningen, H.J.E. & Koldeweij, A.M., Rotterdam paper VIII. Heilig en Profaan 1000 Laatmiddeleeuwse Insignes, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag, 1993, items 130, 131.
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