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Description: | Part of a cast copper alloy double revolving heraldic seal matrix of probable seventeenth century date. The flat oval matrix measures 17.55mm by 15.32mm by 3.53mm and weighs 5.81g. Along the centre of the long axis there is a cylindrical hole, which would have contained the spindle around which the seal matrix could be rotated, to allow both sides to be used. On one side there is a right-facing rampant lion with crown, orb and sceptre and on the other is a shield decorated with a griffin over a crown. There are traces of gilding on both sides. A complete seal matrix of this type is illustrated in Read's History Beneath our Feet (1995, pp. 152-3, no. 1032). | Subjects: | Heraldic | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Payne, Naomi - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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