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Description: | A cast lead alloy Medieval pilgrim badge probably dating from the 15th to early 16th centuries. On one surface, there is a crude depiction of the crucifixion. Christ is seen on the cross and he is flanked by two soldiers with spears. Christ has his arms bent and his legs flexed to the left. The image on the other surface is very worn and difficult to interpret but appears to be a figure standing on the right of the field, something at the base of the design, and a beaded border. This perhaps could be interpreted as George and the Dragon, or St Margaret of Antioch emerging from a dragon. There is no evidence of attachment.Other pilgrim badges which show the crucifixion are known. A very close parallel is SWYOR-25C3E5 which was found only about 10km away from this example, and could be from the same mould. No close published parallel has been found, the closest example being Spencer's (1990) no. 73 (fig. 98), a circular badge which depicts the Fountain of Life, i.e. Christ crucified with the blood from his wounds streaming into a circular well or fountain.To either side stand the Virgin Mary and St John, each apparently holding a vessel. Other parallels on the PAS database include similar objects but with variations in design. NCL-47AED3 is a token showing the crucifixion, NCL-617555 is a badge with a missing loop which shows the crucifixion on one face and St Margaret bursting triumphantly out of the dragon that had just swallowed her on the reverse. SWYOR-EB3223 is another badge showing St Margaret, as is NLM5728, while NARC-EF8344 and NARC-DA5944 are similar circular badges depicting St George.
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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