About this object
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ID:
82.8/3
Production date:
Late Medieval; 1350-1400
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Location:
In Store
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This badge depicts the return of St Thomas Becket from exile in France in December 1170, only a month before his murder. This anniversary was commemorated every year at Canterbury with a festival known as the Return of St Thomas (Regressio Sancti Thomae). Here he is shown on board the ship with three companions: a knight, a clerk holding a book, and a third standing next to St Thomas. The knight's shield is charged with a cross. A sailor attends to the rigging in the stern of the ship. < ...Read more
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Measurements
H 75 mm; W 72 mm, H 74 mm; W 75 mm (overall)
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Materials
lead alloy; tin alloy; pewter
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Last Updated
2024-03-20
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