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PILGRIM BADGE

Unique ID: LEIC-5E1679

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete late Medieval to Early Post Medieval lead alloy pilgrim badge, dating to c.AD 1450 - 1550. The badge depicts a crowned Virgin Mary holding a crowned baby Jesus who is intern holding a orb surmounted by plain cross within a pelleted heart shaped frame. The fragment of badge is in two pieces.
Length: 21.3 mm
Width: 16.9 mm
Thickness: 0.8 g
Weight: 0.6 g

Reference: Spencer, B. 1998. Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges. The Stationery Office, London. See also LON-8082A4

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1450
Date to: Circa AD 1550

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 21.3 mm
Width: 16.9 mm
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 0.6 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: RCM 0745

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: North West Leicestershire (District)
Parish or ward: Long Whatton and Diseworth (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK4724
Four figure Latitude: 52.811505
Four figure longitude: -1.3041517
1:25K map: SK4724
1:10K map: SK42SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Mudlarking
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Other

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Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: About one year ago
Updated: About one year ago

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