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Description: | Copper-alloy seal matrix. The die is circular and measures 20 mm in diameter. On the reverse the matrix is hexagonally facetted and rises to a broken-off conical handle. The die is deeply and neatly engraved. The central motif is a sleeping lion seen from above, with a tufted tail curled round, a three-toed paw, a rounded muzzle and a mane down the neck. In the centre is a dot which may have been used for laying out the rings around the inscription. The inscription reads *S' MICHAELII PREST (Seal of Michael Prest). The sleeping lion is a fairly common motif on 14th-century seals, but it is generally coupled with the inscription 'wake me no man' or similar. It is unusual to find a personal name on a 14th-century seal matrix.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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