Kunera, late medieval badges and ampullae
Badges and ampullae surface regularly in riverfront deposits and old city centers. These little known objects are the material witnesses to the rich and fascinating visual world of the late Middle Ages. Often only unique copies or – in rare instances – some duplicates of the same mould were passed down, even though the objects were mass-produced at the time.
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Cologne and Aachen
In 2023 archaeologists found a badge in the city of Gdańsk that combined two cults from different sites of pilgrimage (Kunera nr. 29560). It shows the tunic of the Virgin and the heads of the Three Kings. The first is kept in Aachen, the other in Cologne.
Mary of Montserrat
In 1993, the writers of the book series Heilig en Profaan [Sacred and Profane] attributed a medieval pilgrim badge to Tongre-Notre-Dame. Because of progressive insight this identification was corrected in Heilig en Profaan 4. The badge actually comes from the cult site of Montserrat in Spain.
Edmund of Canterbury
The Kunera database has a badge with an unidentified bishop. The text below is corrupted to such an extent that it is no longer legible. Still, the badge gives some indications about the identity of the depicted saint. He may be Edmund of Canterbury or Edme as he is known in France where is venerated.