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Description: | Lead alloy fragment of a probable Medieval pilgrim badge, secular badge, pendant or similar souvenr type ornament. The fragment is plain and flat on the reverse and the front carries a moulded design of a facade of buildings with spired towers/turrets and arched windows between.The closest parallel to this fragment identified in Brian Spencer's 'Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges', 1998, is a pendant in the form of a purse which has a facade of buildings above the purse bar. See p.314-317, fig. 314a.An alternative suggestion is that the fragment is part of a toy item dating from the Medieval to early post Medieval period. The incomplete nature of this find makes definitive identification difficult.Provisionally dated c. 1300-1600.
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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