Pilgrim's Badge
Title
Pilgrim's Badge
Description
(information attached to image)Pilgrim's Badge with loops for sewing to clothing. It is of pewter, dates to the late twelfth/early thirteenth century and depicts SS. Peter and Paul, the former holding a very large key, the latter a sword. Found in excavations at High Street, Dublin, 1968. It is of Roman origin and it is on record that Pope Innocent III gave the Canons of St. Peter's the sole right to cast badges of this particular type. Very few badges of this kind have been found in western Europe and the only other example from a datable context was discovered in recent years in excavations of thirteenth century material in the old town of Bergen in Norway. (Photo. National Museum of Ireland.)
Subject
Saint Peter, Saint Paul, key, sword
Type
Image
Artist / Creator / Agent, etc.
Rae, Edwin
Contributor's Role
collector
TARA (Trinity's Access to Research Archive) URI
Sponsor
Irish Research Council for Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences (IRCHSS), The Heritage Council of Ireland
Publisher
Trinity College Dublin
Rights
This item is protected by original copyright
Access Rights
The Board of Trinity College Dublin
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