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Group of Six Pilgrim Tokens
Not on view
Jerusalem is a holy site for Jews, Christians, and Muslims. For Christians, it is revered as the site of Christ’s death and Resurrection. Since the fourth century, when Emperor Constantine I erected the Holy Sepulchre over Christ’s tomb, Christian pilgrims have thronged there, often acquiring memorials of their visit.
These tokens from a hoard of ninety-three depict events associated with holy sites in and around Jerusalem. Pilgrims may have collected them as keepsakes.
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