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Description: | Recorded at the Hidden Treasure Finds Day at National Museums & Galleries of Wales. Medieval copper alloy seal matrix, probably dating to between c. 1280 and 1350. The matrix is comparatively small and is a pointed oval shape. The rear of the matrix has a perforated lug, positioned at the top of the matrix, and a slight rib running along its length. The carries an inscription in Lombardic capitals reading:
+ T I M E T E D E V M .
‘Fear God’.
The central motif appears to depict a bird with a long beak above a crescent. Inscription: + T I M E T E D E V M | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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