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Description: | Copper alloy seal matrix. Pointed oval, 33 x 20mm. Date: engraved c.1310-1350 and used probably thereafter. The Crucified Christ between standing (dexter) His Mother with veiled head-dress, her hands raised in prayer; (sinister) the young saint John, holding a book (St. John 19.26). The legs of Christ are crossed; on head, crown of thorns. There appears to be a holy rood, set upon the arches of a screen. On the uppermost limb of the Cross seems to be the scroll placed by Pontius Pilate, and, to either side, are: (dexter) an estoile (star of six rays); (sinister) a crescent. In base, under an acute arch, is the demi-figure of a cowled and tonsured (or capped) Cleric, kneeling (facing left) in prayer. Inscription: Ih'C NAZARENV/S. REX. IVDEOR' ('Jesus, the Nazarene, King of the Jews'; cf. St.John 19.19) | Subjects: | Ecclesiastical | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Redknap, M - British Museum | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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