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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 4518383, member: 2844&quot;]I should have given my opinion on the piece before I posted the Camino map, but I don&#039;t think this piece has any connection with the town of Santiago de Compostela.</p><p>I only posted the map and the pilgrim to explain te importance of the Santiago and shell connection, which had been posted before. I should have been more clear about that.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think this is more likely a family or personal crest. The helmet does indeed indicate aristocracy. </p><p>The shell was originaly a symbol of Santiago, but it came to be used for other pilgrimages as well.</p><p>I don&#039;t think it is Spanish, although I can&#039;t be sure about that. I think it is from further north. It is certainly no tourist piece, but connected to a family.</p><p><br /></p><p>It seems unlikely that anyone undertook the Santiago pilgrimage 3 times, given the time it took from most locations. You would have to be a religious fanatic with no home or family ties, so you could make it your main purpose in life.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /> The number of shells could be an esthetic thing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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