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Description: | Cast copper-alloy seal matrix. The die is circular, and engraved with the design of a crowned 'I' flanked by a spiked branch or wheat sheaf on either side. The seal matrix has a conical handle which is hexagonal in cross-section. At the top is a collar, then the suspension loop which is also hexagonal in profile. The motif on this seal matrix is more common on signet rings of the 15th or early 16th centuries, to which period this matrix must date. Medieval - Post-Medieval, c.1400-1550
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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