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Description: | A copper alloy, vesica-shaped (pointed oval) seal matrix, back unseen but described as plain,, suspension loop intact. Device of "a pelican in her piety", i.e., a female pelican pecking at her breast in order to draw the blood with which she feeds her chicks in the nest below her. The nest is set in a tree, whose trunk extends into the lettering area, splitting the "R" and "I" of SAVRI. The scene is separated from the legend by a neat beaded line, with a similar line marking the outer edge of the matrix. Measurements: 19 mm x 30 mm.
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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