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LOT 1377

Sold for (Inc. bp): £65

MEDIEVAL 'THAMES' VIRGIN AND CHILD PILGRIM'S BADGE
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.73 grams, 24 mm).

A complete openwork lead pilgrim's badge depicting the Virgin and Child in a crescent moon; pin to reverse. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
Found on the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
Acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985.
Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Spencer, B., Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges, Medieval Finds from Excavations in London, London, 2010, p.150, for type.

CONDITION
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