Pilgrim's Shell-Purse
Item
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Title
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Pilgrim's Shell-Purse
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Rights
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The British Museum, London. Public Domain.
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Date
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c. 400-1500 C.E.
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Description
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The shell-purse was designed with a cavity to hold a cockle shell for a pilgrim on their journey Santiago de Compostela. It is cross-shaped with Christ on the front. The pilgrims would collect the shell at the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela at the shrine of St. James for proof of their completion of Camino de Santiago as well as an acting souvenir.
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Format
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Purse. Lead alloy. 2 in.
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Publisher
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The British Museum.
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Contributor
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Elizabeth Washburn
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Identifier
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The British Museum. 1871. 1871,0714.42.
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Subject
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St. James the Greater; pilgrim; pilgrimage; Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage; cockle-shell; scallop shell; purse
Pilgrim's Shell-Purse