Record ID: DENO-1E0D7A
Object type: BADGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy fragment of a probable Medieval pilgrim badge, secular badge, pendant or similar souvenir type ornament. The fragment is plain and flat on the reverse and the front carries a moulded design of a facade of buildings with spired towers/turrets and arched windows between. The closest parallel to this fragment identified in Brian Spencer's 'Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges', 1998, is a pendant in the form of a purse which has a facade of buildings above the purse bar. See p.314-317, fig. 314a. An alternative suggestion is that the fragment is part of a toy item dating…
Created on: Tuesday 1st July 2014
Last updated: Friday 20th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Drayton Area', grid reference and parish protected.