Manticore Pin

925 sterling silver,

40 x 44 x 2mm,

A limited run of silver brooches, inspired by medieval pilgrim badges, made using traditional mould making methods and lost-wax casting, finished by hand.

The Manticore is a legendary beast of Persian origin, a hybrid creature with the body of a lion, a human head and a venomous or spiked tail. It's name derives from old Persian, ‘mardkhora’, meaning “man-eater”, and is known for eating humans whole. The human head represents intellect, thinking and awareness, while the animal body embodies instinct, action, and gut feeling, together forming a top predator to protect you as you move through new or uncertain territory.

Pilgrim badges were small metal tokens, often made from pewter and mass-produced in moulds to be sold at holy sites to travellers and pilgrims - early souvenirs. They were pinned or sewed onto clothing as proof of their journey and as symbols of devotion and protection. They depicted highly illustrative scenes of local tales, saints, animals, and sometimes body parts linked to healing. 

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