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Description: | A worn cast copper-alloy badge or pendant, probably a pilgrim badge of Medieval date. It is in the form of a scallop shell with integrally cast rectangular suspension loop at the top centre. A separate copper-alloy wire loop hinges around the suspension loop. Along the outer edge of the plate are a series of eight evenly spaced circular apertures, the outer edge itself having beaded(?) decoration. On the front face of the plate are the remains of what appears to be a moulded decorative motif. The precise form of the decoration is uncertain due to the preservation of hte object, but it appears to be potentially either zoomorphic or anthropomorphic in nature. The back face is flat and undecorated, the entire object suffering from extensive post-depositional corrosion. It measures 30.63mm in length, 29.27mm in width, 3.36mm in thickness, and 6.28g in weight.No exact parallel for this object has as yet been identified. Its form and potential decoration suggest it was probably a pilgrim badge and as such is likely to date to the later Medieval period, perhaps c.14th-15th centuries AD if not slightly earlier or later.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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