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Description: | A fragmentary cast copper-alloy seal matrix of medieval date. The matrix is of pointed oval shape, with a low central longitudinal ridge on the reverse that would have terminated in a semi-circular suspension loop. The die features a central motif within a border surrounded by a personal legend. Insufficient of the motif survives to make a proper suggestion as to the depiction, although what can be seen does look slightly 'bird like'. The legend reads: '[+ S' RI]C?ARDI : GR...' ('Seal of Richard? Gr...). This matrix is highly worn and abraded with a triangular nick in its edge and the break that deprives us of over half of the original object. Inscription: ...C?ARDI : GR . ... | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Webley, Robert - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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