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Description: | A medieval lead alloy pilgrim badge depicting the Virgin holding the Christ child, with a dove at her feet. The Virgin is crowned and holding a sceptre. Part of the Virgin's skirt and the dove have been bent, and possibly part of the crown and draping has broken off. On the reverse of the badge the pin and catch hook have survived entact. The badge measures 39.5mm (length) x 15.4mm (width) x 4.8mm (depth) and weighs 3.19g.Similar pilgrim badges can be found in Spencer 1998, p 150-152 (cf. ref. 160 & 160a) and he writes that "numerous examples of this badge have been found at London, mainly in deposits of the second half of the 15th century" and that "only one example is known from outside London (see Spencer 1990, fig. 48)...suggesting that these souvenirs... probably related to a cult in the London area". He also notes that the dove is a symbol of purity.
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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