St. Barbara Badge (Coral)

$15.00

St. Barbara is the patron saint of gunners and she also protects her supplicants against lightning. For that reason, in this adaptation of a late 15th-century copper alloy pendant, we have supplied the loop at the bottom of the saint’s pedestal with a piece of coral – described in contemporary lapidaries as protecting against lightning. We figure you can’t be too safe! 1450-1500.

Product details: van Beuningen, H. J. E., A. M. Koldeweij, and D. Kicken. Heilig en Profaan 2. Cothen: Stichting Middeleeuwse Religieuze en Profane Insignes, 2001. No. 1059, adapted.

Dimensions (H x W):
2 5/8 x 3/4 inches
66 x 20 mm