Scallop Pilgrim Badge

Title: Scallop Pilgrim Badge
Rights: The British Museum, London. Public Domain.
Date: c. 12th century C.E.
Description: The lead alloy badge is in the shape of a scallop shell, representative of the shell symbol of St. James. The small emblem symbolizes a token of the pilgrim as well as their accomplishment in partaking in the pilgrimage.
Format: Metalwork. Lead alloy. 44mm x 44mm.
Publisher: The British Museum.
Contributor: Elizabeth Washburn
Identifier: The British Museum. 1856. 0701. 2106.
Subject: Pilgrim; pilgrimage; scallop shell; St. James; Santiago de Compostela; badge
Source: Jpg file. The British Museum. 11/07/2021; https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1856-0701-2106

Item sets: Elizabeth W. Collection; Doers of the Word: The Pilgrims of the Way of St. James