{"product_id":"medieval-early-15th-century-bronze-pilgrim-badge","title":"Medieval Early 15th Century Bronze Pilgrim Badge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- FREE UK SHIPPING WITH ALL ORDERS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS PLEASE PROCEED TO CHECKOUT\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFOR SHIPPING QUOTES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Super Medieval Early 15th Century Bronze Pilgrim Badge. Found In London. It Has A Beautiful Patina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany souvenirs are found in Medieval water courses, suggesting that they may have been thrown into rivers deliberately as offerings by returning pilgrims.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHowever, there are some scholars studying medieval pilgrimage badges who have a theory that these \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebadges were specifically made to ward off plague.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition is good, commensurate with age. Please study all images.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeasures 9cm x 3.2cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeighs 29.56 grams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/source-vintage.co.uk\/policies\/shipping-policy\" title=\"Shipping\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan face=\".SF UI\"\u003eSHIPPING\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/source-vintage.co.uk\/policies\/refund-policy\" title=\"Returns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan face=\".SF UI\"\u003eRETURNS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Source Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54864012771711,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0259\/1729\/2580\/files\/BC5012A3-1217-48BF-8FC3-A4F55FC94BA4.jpg?v=1732368034","url":"https:\/\/folkandfableantiques.com\/products\/medieval-early-15th-century-bronze-pilgrim-badge","provider":"Folk \u0026 Fable Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}