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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Medieval Seal Matrix. The shield shaped seal matrix has the remains of a hexagonal handle, though most of the handle is missing. The device is a stag??s head with a cross between the antlers. Above this, is a beaded line that separates the device from the legend and runs across the top of the shield. The legend reads LEFA, though it is not know what this means. The device refers to the legend of St Hubert or St Eustachius who was a pagan Roman general of the Hadrianic period (117 A.D.-138 A.D.). Legend has it that he saw a stag coming towards him with a cross between its antlers and a voice told him that he would suffer for Christ's sake. He and his family converted to Christianity, and were later martyred by being baked in a brass bull. The length of the face is 18.1mm, the width is 14.9mm and the weight is 4.24g. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Staves, Lisa - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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