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Description: | A lead pilgrim badge of 15th to early 16th century date. This badge depicts Our Lady of Pity, or Pietà, the Virgin Mary with the dead Christ on her lap. It was issued at Walsingham, Norfolk. For a parallel, see Spencer 1998, no. 153b or PAS record NMS-E48254.The scence depicted is of the Virgin Mary standing, facing forward, her (now damaged) face looking down at Christ, who lies angled across her knee. Mary wears a three-lobed crown on her head. Her body is covered with a robe which has a segmented central column, a collar and a lozenge-filled bottom band. Numerous folds within the robe are depicted through the use of grooves and low ridges. The naked body of Christ is held around his waist. The head has been lost. On the reverse of the badge is an integrally cast pin which extends downwards from the back of Mary's head. Below this, at the base of a central casting flash, is what would appear to be the damaged loop which would have acted as a catchplate.The badge is bent and corroded. It measures 29.5mm long, 25.7mm wide and 4.4mm thick. The weight is 4.6g.
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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