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Lead alloy pilgrim souvenir modelled in the round in the form of Becket riding a peacock; the figure of Becket is headless but the peacock retains tail feathers and has a frontal hook, possibly for the suspension of a Canterbury bell. The basal collar is perforated perhaps to fix it as a staff mount. This piece is associated with the shrine of St Thomas Becket at Canterbury.
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