About this object
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ID:
85.110/1
Production date:
Late Medieval; 15th century
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Location:
In Store
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Part of a pilgrim badge from the shrine of St James in Santiago de Compostela in north-west Spain. This is a scallop shell carved from jet and mounted in silver. It would have been attached to a real scallop shell. The shrine’s souvenir makers attempted to show the authentic origins of their shells by attaching jet scallops as jet souvenirs were a speciality of Compostela. This would have been an expensive souvenir, more costly than the usual lead-alloy badges from the shrine. < ...Read more
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Measurements
H 12 mm; W 11 mm (overall)
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Materials
jet; silver; gilt
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Last Updated
2024-03-14
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