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Description: | Medieval seal matrix; Cast lead, pointed oval, personal seal matrix of probable 13th century date. The matrix is formed of a broad, flat, pointed oval plate of lead with the seal design carved into one side. The back has a simple cross crudely scratched into it and has an integral suspension loop formed from a strip of lead. The loop is near to the top point of the seal and has been squashed and bent backwards over time. The seal has a central design of a cross-of-wedges with four further wedges radiation between the arms of the cross. There is also a pointed oval to both the top and bottom of this central design. It reads ??S?? ROBERTI F[I??]AUNCEWS?? (although I am not certain about the ??W??) which gives a probable translation of ??Seal of Robert, son of [??]auncews??. There is a small knick missing from the bottom of the seal. This is recent damage.
Length 38.5mm, width 22.9mm, thickness (with loop) 12.3mm, thickness (plate) 5.6mm, weight 37.33g
Inscription: S?? ROBERTI F[I??]AUNCEWS | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Rohde, Anja | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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