Devotional Badge with Saint James Flanked by Two Kneeling Pilgrims
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Title
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Devotional Badge with Saint James Flanked by Two Kneeling Pilgrims
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Rights
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. Public Domain.
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Date
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c. 1200-1250 C.E.
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Description
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This green glass souvenir would have belonged to a pilgrim to take with them to remember their pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, Spain. There are two pilgrims kneeling next to St. James, also dressed as a pilgrim. The small green sculpture is made of smooth glass, is round in nature, and textured on the front. St. James has a beaded textured halo around his head as he holds the Bible in hand and looks straight ahead. The two kneeling pilgrims are identical on his sides and hold a walking staff, dressed in pilgrims clothing and hat. These figures sit on an even plane with each other and do not create any dimensions or foregrounds with this.
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Format
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Sculpture. Molded green glass. 2.9 x 2.6 cm.
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Publisher
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The Cleveland Museum of Art.
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Contributor
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Elizabeth Washburn
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Identifier
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. 1985. 146.
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Subject
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St. James; pilgrim; souvenir; badge; pilgrimage; Santiago da Compostela
