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Description: | An elliptical lead seal matrix. The central motif appears to be a lily with a long leafy stalk. The inscription runs around this. Steven Ashley writes " The inscription appears to be +. S'hENRICI OLER or the seal of Henry Oyler, maker or seller of oil (Reaney & Wilson, 1991, Dictionary of English Surnames, 334) or Holer, dweller in the hollow (Reaney & Wilson, 1991, 235)" Variations in name spelling make it difficult to be certain. The reverse of the matrix has a small lug and scratched into the surface is a rough outline of perhaps a double wheat ear or a stag with antlers.
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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