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LOT 1820
Medieval Published 'Thames' Pewter Pilgrim's Badge
15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (2.2 grams, 42 mm).
Comprising the lower, semi-circular portion of an openwork badge with image of the three kings or magi from the Nativity story; produced at Cologne, Germany; held in a hinged jewellery box. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Thames foreshore spoil, 1980s.
PublishedSpencer, B., Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges, Woodbridge, 2010, p.262, no.257E.
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