Medieval badge "Pintelin"

Medieval pilgrim's badge with phallus and vulva.

Here you can buy a medieval pilgrim's mark showing a phallus and a vulva and bearing the inscription "Pintelin".

This unusual medieval pilgrim's mark is based on a find from the Netherlands dating from 1400 to 1450 AD and shows a so-called phallic animal with a moving bell in front of an open vulva.

The inscription "Pintelin" is probably Old Dutch and probably means something like "little willy".

The original pilgrim's sign was made of pewter and is now in the possession of the Langbroek Collection, Van Breuningen.

Link to the original bawdy badge...

In the late Middle Ages, medieval pilgrims' badges with obscene or crude erotic motifs were primarily widespread in the Netherlands, but were also found in Belgium and England and were probably used for general amusement during the carnival season.

You can buy the medieval badge in high-quality bronze or genuine silver-plated.
Alternatively, you can also order it in 925 sterling silver (please note delivery time).
Alloy.

The erotic pilgrim badge measures 3.3 x 3.5 cm and has a sturdy pin on the back for attaching to clothing.

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Numerous joking depictions of the penis and vulva are known from the late Middle Ages. The medieval depictions with penis and vulva are a subgroup of the so-called profane badges, which include obscene depictions of phallic trees, phallic ships and especially the so-called phallic animal - a half-human depicted phallus, which was equipped with legs or even wings and could sometimes wear a crown or small bell.

The people of the Middle Ages probably wanted to defuse sexuality with comedy using such coarse-erotic insignia and used them as a means of encouraging communication in the course of sexual initiation - especially in view of the rather debauched customs at carnival time.