Medieval 'Thames' Pewter Pilgrim and Other Badge Collection

15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.

5/8 - 1 1/2 in. (11.2 grams total, 15-39 mm).

Comprising complete and fragmentary badges, including: the head of Thomas Beckett wearing a mitre; miniature ampulla with loop handles; openwork rosette within a circle; possibly flaming heart; foliate lozenge faming a central flower. [5, No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Thames foreshore spoil, 1980s.

Literature

Cf. Spencer, B., Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges, Woodbridge, 2010, item 30, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 1658