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Description: | A Medieval lead alloy incomplete pilgrim badge, this is a Tau badge dating to the 15th century. This is a badge in the form of a Tau (19th letter of the Greek alphabet), the surviving section includes the vertical bar of the T-shape. It is decorated with beading around the edge and there is a loop projecting from the lower edge from which a bell probably would have been originally suspended. There is a moulded crucified Christ depicted on the front surface. On the reverse is the slightly flattened pin.Similar Tau badges are illustrated in Spencer (1998: 176-7), Spencer notes that these T-shaped badges have been found in 15th century contexts in London. Tau badges are the symbol of the Knights of St Antony.Dimensions: length: 26.70; width: 9.54mm; thickness: 2.58mm; weight: 1.47gReference: Spencer, B. 1998. Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges. The Stationery Office, London.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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