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Description: | Cast lead alloy openwork pilgrim badge or possibly secular badge of medieval date (1200-1400 AD). The badge is heavily patinated and twisted in profile with sections of laminating corrosion distorting the design. It would see likely that originally the badge was circular in plan with a decorative outer frame. It is possible that the outer frame was decorated with a series of annular knop bosses positioned irregularly between which a series of cast irregular lines which may have been a debased inscription are positioned. The central openwork element of the badge is a candle with flame, flanked by two L shaped pieces, one of which is lost. It is possible that this design might be a debased fleur-de-lis but this is doubtful. The candle is decorated with chevrons and the flame with two ridges that delimit the outer edges. The reverse face of the brooch has a similar frame decorated with opposing diagonal lines (zig-zag). The flame and candle are both similarly decorative. The metal is a mid grey white colour with a laminated patina, areas of light white coloured powdery corrosion are present. A direct parallel has not been found, although form of the openwork badge is paralleled in many pilgrim souvenirs of the 13th and 14th centuries AD.The badge measures 25.1mm length, 24.7mm width is 2.8mm thick and weighs 4.97 grams.
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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