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Description: | A slightly incomplete (due to corrosion) cast copper alloy circular seal, dating to the 14th century AD (length: 17.3mm; diameter: 15.6mm; weight: 5.13g). A tapering circular-sectioned handle slightly expanded at the top, with a single circular suspension loop. In the centre of the seal, there is a bird walking left, but the inscription around the outer edge is corroded and difficult to read, but the possible letters 'D'and'E' are visible. the aretfact is in a worn but fair condition. A similar example is illustrated in Brian Read's 'Metal Artefacts of Antiquity: A Catalogue of Small Finds from Specific Areas of the United Kingdom', 2001, pages 74 & 78, ref no 595, found in South-East Dorset, which also depicts the bird walking left. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Johnson, Caroline - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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