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BADGE

Unique ID: LON-893C42

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Cast lead alloy badge, dating to the medieval period (? pilgrim's or secular). Openwork circle with beading along the middle, and in the centre a detached fragment of a fleur de lis survives. The pin and catch plate are missing. The second item may be an incomplete brooch of a similar alloy.

Notes:

The fleur de lis could be a reference to the Virgin.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Ante AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 19 mm
Width: 15 mm
Weight: 0.3 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2005

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Other reference numbers

Museum accession number: 4596/9

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: London (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Southwark (London Borough)
To be known as: Billingsgate

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Open fresh water
Specific landuse: Running water

References cited

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Recording Institution: LON
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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