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Description: | A broken and corroded lead-alloy late medieval pilgrim badge (15th century AD). The object would have originally been a flat, pointed oval badge, probably surrounded by a mandorla; damage has resulted in bends, the loss of around a third of the artefact and abrading to the edges. The upper surface is moulded in low relief and depicts a lady facing in a long dress. Her arms are bent at the elbows with the hands joined together, probably in prayer. The figure is missing their head; if they are a female saint holding an attribute the latter is indiscernible, and arguably absent. She is surrounded by multiple borders, and a possible open crescent below. The lower surface features a raised longitudinal seam, at the base of which a curved catchplate. Just below the break there is a further protrusion. Parallels can be found illustrated in Spencer (1990, 75; refs. 59ff.). These are identified as representations of the Virgin Mary, specifically Our Lady of Eton. This example bears closest comparison with the examples (nos. 61ff.) which arguably cannot be directly connected with Eton and may relate to a different cult (Geoff Egan pers. comm. 20 November 2008). | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Webley, Robert - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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