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Description: | An incomplete lead pilgrim badge or pendant dating to the medieval period, c. AD 1300 to 1500.The object is in the form of a scallop shell and has broken and worn edges. There appear to be two plates flattened together perhaps suggesting the object carried holy water from the site of pilgrimage. The scallop shell was the symbol of St James whose original shrine was at Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Pilgrims would bring back souvenirs as proof that they had completed their journey. There is a similar object recorded on the PAS database, see YORYM-211290.
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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