The earliest known record of the shroud appears on a commemorative medallion struck in the mid-14th century and on display at the ClunyMuseum Paris, he added.
Displayed now in the ClunyMuseum, the find was the first evidence linking names to images of Gallic gods such as Cernunnos, shown here, whose horns likely symbolized male fertility.
In the MuseumCluny in Paris, the coats of arms of this knight and his widow can be seen on a pilgrim medallion, which also shows an image of the Shroud of Turin.