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Description: | Approximately half of lead personal seal matrix of probable 13th century date.
The object would originally have been circular in plan but has been cut in half, presumably in order to prevent further use. The central image is small and contained within a circular ropework border. The exact nature of the image is unclear, but it may be a letter, with one surviving star above. The legend also has an outer ropework border and, when printed, reads: *S'RICA...., undoubtedly the first part of the name 'Ricard' or 'Ricardi'. On the reverse is a central rib which terminates at the top with a squashed, perforated lug handle. Unusually, the back of the seal matrix is also decorated, the surviving right hand side having two scroll-like patterns or letters.
The corroded object measures 28mm in diameter, 4.8mm thick and weighs 6.97g. | 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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