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Description: | An early post medieval lead alloy incomplete pilgrim's badge from the shrine of Our Lady of Willesden dating to the early 16th century. The badge depicts the Virgin and Child within a crescent moon. The Virgin wears a crown and holds the Child in her left arm and a sceptre in her right hand, all within the horns of the moon. Around the base of the moon is a row of pellets. The downward pointing pin is also broken and missing.This badge is very similar to no.155 in Spencer (1998:149-150); similar examples are also recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database see: LON-8CBC42, LON-FEC2A2 and LON-6FA825.Dimensions: length: 23.63mm; width: 22.81mm; thickness: 1.51mm; weight: g.Reference: 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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