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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy pilgrim badge of Medieval date (AD 1400-1550). Depicting the Virgin and child within crescent horns. The virgin is shown from the waist up with her son situated on the right hand side, her left hand raised in blessing. The reverse of the object is flush with the exception of a worn knop,which is most probably where the obect was once mounted. Probable date of 15th - early 16th century.The metal is a dark brownish green in colour.Predominantly found in the London area, due to the presence of the virgin cult and pilgrimages (Egan, 2005, 205), they are less commonly found this far north and a brief search of the PAS database does not provide any comparable badges of the Virgin in the Yorkshire region .
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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