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Description: | Cast copper alloy seal ring. Dates to the 14th-15th centuries. The hoop is fairly large and would have been worn on the thumb by a merchant. The bezel is oval with voided engraving depicting a crowned 'T'. The motif served the purpose of preventing fraud and may have represented the owner's surname. These rings replaced the seal matrices (Mills 2003 page 47). | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Keys, Lisa - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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