Saxon & Medieval — Late Medieval; late 15th century
Mont St Michel
Part of a pilgrim badge of St Michael, probably from the shrine at Mont-Saint-Michel in France. The cult of St Michael began on that site in the early 8th century after the saint appeared to the Bishop of Avranches in a dream and asked him to build a chapel in his honour on Mont Tombe, which later became known as Mont-Saint-Michel. St Michael was an archangel who led an army against Satan. This appears to be a section from the circular back plate of a thin brass badge. It is decorated with flower petals and a heart. A complete badge of this type was found at London Bridge in 1980 and had a small front plate riveted to the back plate. The front plate depicted St Michael slaying Satan in the form of a dragon and was smaller than the back plate so that the petals could be seen behind it.
- Category:
- Saxon & Medieval
- Object ID:
- 87.219/8
- Object name:
- Mont St Michel
- Object type:
- badge, pilgrim badge
- Artist/Maker:
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- Related people:
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- Related events:
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- Related places:
- Mont-Saint-Michel, France
- Production date:
- Late Medieval; late 15th century
- Material:
- copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- L 34 mm, W 17 mm
- Part of:
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- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
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- Credit:
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- Copyright holder:
- digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
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- Creative commons usage:
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