Pilgrim Badge

13th-14th century (Medieval)

2.1 cm 2.9 cm 0.2 cm

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Lead badges such as this one were purchased by pilgrims as mementos of holy sites they had visited. Originally there were loops at top and bottom for the pilgrim to sew the badges onto a hat or cloak. This example represents a crowned saint.

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36029
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Piero Tozzi, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, September 19, 1945, by purchase.
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en
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