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Description: | An incomplete lead alloy medieval pilgrim badge of the Head Reliquary of St Thomas Becket (AD c. 1300-c.1500), broken along its edges. The object shows the head of Thomas Becket facing forward, wearing a triangular mitre decorated with pellets. There is no trace of any form of attachment on the reverse. Overall, the object measures 42.9mm long, 28.6mm wide and 4.7mm thick. It weighs 12.78g.Thomas Becket pilgrim badges were popular pilgrim souvenirs, demonstrating that the wearer had visited Canterbury Cathedral, where Thomas Becket had been murdered. Similar pilgrim badges are illustrated in Spencer, B. 1998. Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges. p. 102-117.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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