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Description: | An incomplete medieval lead secular badge, depicting a cockeral mating with a hen. The badge has broken on the left edge, and the hen's head and feet and part of the cockeral's head is missing. On the reverse the pin attachment has survived, but has been flattened against the badge. It measures 36.4mm (max. length) x 25.8mm (max. width) x 5.4mm (max. thickness) and weighs 3.66gThe cockeral was a popular symbol of virility and sexuality in the medieval period. This badge is similar to others found in london (see Egan and Pritchard 1991, 265-266, ref. 1368 and Spencer 1998, 317-319 ref. 315a) and dates from the 14th to 15 century AD.
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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