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  • Plaque showing a warrior and attendants
    metalwork
    / Middle Ages

    These little plaques and agraffes (hat badges) were generally miniature versions of religious images worshiped at the place where they were on sale. A number of these Italian, English, French, and German pilgrim badges, dating from the 13th to the 16th century, have survived.

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    These little plaques and agraffes (hat badges) were generally miniature versions of religious images worshiped at the place where they were on sale. A number of these Italian, English, French, and German pilgrim badges, dating from the 13th to the 16th century, have survived.

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