MEDIEVAL BRONZE KING DAVID PILGRIM BADGE 12th century AD A Romanesque curved pilgrim badge of King David enthroned, holding the head of Goliath in one hand and Goliath's sword in the other, modelled in the round within an inner quatrefoil and outer square frame. 22 grams, 35 mm (1 1/4"). Fine condition. Rare. Provenance Property of a Mayfair gentleman; found in the UK before 2000. Footnotes In the Biblical story, in his confrontation with Goliath, David picked five smooth stones from a nearby brook, and struck Goliath in the forehead with a stone from his sling. Goliath fell dead, then David took Goliath's sword and beheaded him.
MEDIEVAL BRONZE KING DAVID PILGRIM BADGE 12th century AD A Romanesque curved pilgrim badge of King David enthroned, holding the head of Goliath in one hand and Goliath's sword in the other, modelled in the round within an inner quatrefoil and outer square frame. 22 grams, 35 mm (1 1/4"). Fine condition. Rare. Provenance Property of a Mayfair gentleman; found in the UK before 2000. Footnotes In the Biblical story, in his confrontation with Goliath, David picked five smooth stones from a nearby brook, and struck Goliath in the forehead with a stone from his sling. Goliath fell dead, then David took Goliath's sword and beheaded him.
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