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Description: | A lead vesica-shaped (pointed oval) seal matrix, back plain other than raised midrib with broken suspension loop at top of same. Midrib only extends for 2/3 of the length of the matrix. Device separated from legend by a neat line. Device of an iris flower. Roughly at the centre, a single rod rather like a stamen covered in pollen rises, and two very narrow leaves reflex away either side of it. The mid-ridge of the leaves appears to have a "beard" very like that found in a modern iris. The three "petals" unite in a ovoid globe that occupies the length of the lower half of the device. Measurements: 25 mm x 33 mm; weight 22.7 g.
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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