14th-15th century AD. A small pilgrim's bell with octagonal dome and integral suspension loop; the separate clapper suspended from an internal loop. See Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim and Secular Badges, Hawkins, 1986, p.165, nos.494, 496, for similar examples.9.6 grams, 35mm (1 1/2"). Ex R.B. collection, London, UK; 1980s-1990s. In England, the pilgrim's bell in tin or pewter was most usually associated with the shrine of St Thomas Beckett at Canterbury. [No Reserve]