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Description: | A copper-alloy seal matrix of 13th or 14th century date. The artefact is in good condition and is a well-made example of a heraldic personal seal matrix. The central image and legend are crisply executed and clear.
When printed, the circular seal has the raised image of a shield with a diagonal band separating two identical star-like symbols; a smaller cross is located at the centre of the top segment, close to the top edge. The three fields around the shield each contain two chevrons. The legend is contained within a border, the inner edge consisting of a plain rim, the outer one having beading within the flanking grooves. The legend runs clockwise from 12 o'clock and reads: '*S'hENRICI:ESTWVG' (Seal of Henrici Estwug'). The recorder could find no historical reference to the Estwug family. At the back, the seal tapers into a handle of hexagonal section, before terminating in a tri-lobate handle above a band of three transverse ridges with separating grooves.
The seal matrix measures 20.69mm diameter at the face. The height is 29.02mm and the weight is 15.6g. | Subjects: | Personal | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Watters, Julian - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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