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Description: | A lead pilgrim badge of Late Medieval to early post-Medieval date.The artefact consists of a sub-circular cast disc with crudely executed relief-moulded decoration on its upper surface. The central image is that of a standing figure, facing forward. The figure wears a crown, which is depicted through the use of pellets and protrudes outwards from the edge of the flan. The facial features are simply portreyed, the eyes consisting of pellets, the nose of a central ridge and the mouth of a straight horizontal line. The body is covered by a long cloak with a segmented collar and bottom band, and loose folds on the lower half. The arms are held by the figure's side, each simply consisting of a bowed ridge. Behind the head and neck is a textured area, possibly representing a halo. The area between the figure and the perimeter ridge is filled with a pattern of zig-zag ridges. The reverse of the badge is plain, apart from a central casting ridge. The artefact is bent and corroded. It measures 27.9mm in diameter, 2.2mm thick and weighs 5.88g.No exact parallel could be found for this piece; however, similar badges, from the Windsor shrine of Henry VI, are illustrated in Mitchiner's 'Medieval Pilgrim and Secular Badges' (1986: 230). It is suggested that this piece is a poor example of such a badge.
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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