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Description: | Copper-alloy seal matrix consisting of a circular disc, 16 mm in diameter and around 1 mm thick. On the reverse is a raised off-centre circle, in the middle of which is a 4 mm diameter shaft. This has a slightly burred-over end and brings the total thickness to almost 7 mm. The disc is engraved with a rampant lion which on the impression faces left; there is long flowing fur on the lower parts of all four legs, and on the 'knees' of the lower legs, and down the neck forming a mane. There is a rounded nose and eye, an open mouth with long protruding tongue, a pointed ear and a long curly tail. There is no inscription. The style of the lion is late medieval. One might expect that the shaft on the reverse would end in a pierced handle, or taper so that it could fit into a separate turned wooden handle, but neither of these seems to be the case; a wooden handle of some other shape remains a possibility. Probably 15th century. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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