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Description: | A cast pewter religious badge riveted to a brittle tinned-lead spacer and sheet. The sheet and badge are circular in shape, but the badge is centered on the sheet, which has a border of 3mm around the circumference of the badge. The sheet is chipped in many places. The rivets cannot be seen from the front of badge, but are clearly visible on the back surface.The badge is highly detailed, depicting a scene which makes use of Christian iconography. A leafy plant forms the left-hand boundary of the badge. At the top of the plant is a crescent moon. The right-hand side of the badge has a screen or porch (or some other type of ecclesiastical architectural feature) composed of two courses of stone walling surmounted by two vertical columns/posts. At the far right of the structure is an L shape fixed with triangular dog-tooth decoration facing the outside of the badge. The centre of the badge has two figures. The figure on the left is probably a woman, facing right, and wearing a hat and robe with hanging sleeves. She is clasping hands with the other figure, who could be male or female, who is emerging from behind the architectural feature. The figure's left hand is clutching a column/post.The badge may depict a scene from the life of Mary or another saint, or it could be related to St. Peter at the gates of Heaven.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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