Saint James ?

[robfinds]

Any ideas on this find. I think it may be linked to Saint James the greater. His shrine is at Santiago di Compostell in northern Spain. Saint James symbol is the scallop shell. I found this item by an old deserted medieval village in Lincolnshire England. I think the back plate was to keep something in, rather than fix it to anything.

 

[tamrock]

From only the brief seeking info I've done of the Saint James scallop, I would say it is something related to the scallop of Saint James based on the place you said it was found. It looks as if it was attached with rivets to something else at one time? - the butt of a sword??- Have you any clue of the material it's made of ??...Looks like Tin to me? ....It is interesting!

 

[robfinds]

Hello tamrock,
It's made from copper alloy, it was though once tinned for effect.