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Description: | A medieval cast lead alloy pilgrim badge depicting the 'Veronica'. The badge is circular with a central panel bordered by a ring of dot-in-rings. The central panel depicts the bearded face of Christ in low relief. The reverse is blank and both the pin and catchplate are missing. The top of the badge has corroded and part of the border above Christ's face is missing. The badge measures 21.1mm (diameter) x 1.9mm (thickness) and weighs 2.27g.The low relief of Christ indicates that this badge depicts the 'Veronica': the Veronica is the image that was captured on the cloth with which Veronica, a woman of Jerusalem, wiped His face as He carried the Cross to Calvary. This relic, known as the Vernicle in England, was paraded in Rome from 1208 annually, and from the 14th century was exhibited there weekly. By 1450 its cult was very widespread, as devotion to an image (of what was itself a miraculous image) was deemed as efficacious as contact with the original item. Therefore this badge is likely to date from the 15th 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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