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Description: | A Medieval copper alloy incomplete heraldic poll-axe badge (AD15th - 16th century). Only the blade remains of this badge. On both sides of the blade a shield bearing quarterly France modern and England is shown on a hatched background then there is a ridge demarking the cutting edge.A very similar poll-axe badge is illustrated in Spencer (1998:306 no. 302a). For this example Spencer (1998:305) suggests a date of later than c.1406 based on the shield. The author notes that "a popular group of badges highlighted weapons and other items of military equipment. In this category, miniature axeheads are by far the commonest finds...Inscriptions and heraldry...suggest the possibility that they...may have been worn by spectators at tournaments and combats."Dimensions: length: 61.20mm; width: 21.06mm; thickness: 1.24mm; weight: 5.48g.Reference: Spencer, B. 1998. Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges. The Stationery Office, London.
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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