Medieval Early 15th Century Bronze Pilgrim Badge
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A Super Medieval Early 15th Century Bronze Pilgrim Badge. Found In London. It Has A Beautiful Patina.
During the Medieval period souvenirs, in the form of badges and ampullae, were usually made and sold at religious shrines to visitors who wanted to take home visible proof of their pilgrimage. The badges were usually cast in moulds and made in a tin-lead alloy or, more rarely, precious metals. The badges were usually worn in the hat and identified the pilgrim as someone who needed support and hospitality on their journey. They also served as an aid to devotion because of their supposed contact with a particular shrine.
Many souvenirs are found in Medieval water courses, suggesting that they may have been thrown into rivers deliberately as offerings by returning pilgrims.
However, there are some scholars studying medieval pilgrimage badges who have a theory that these badges were specifically made to ward off plague.
Condition is good, commensurate with age. Please study all images.
Measures 9cm x 3.2cm
Weighs 29.56 grams