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Description: | The seal matrix is an impersonal seal that dates to the 14th to 15th century (I. Szymanski). In plan it is a shield shape, with a pyramid type reverse. The matrix is made from copper alloy. The device on the matrix is heraldic with a chief ordinary, the fess point has a lion rampant. The chief is inscribed 'LELS' which I. Szymanski translates as 'lel sy' - I am loyal. The reverse has a pyramid back, the stem is probably hexagonal in section, and terminates with a triangular loop. The surface of the matrix is corroded and has lost its original patina. It measures 17.84mm long from the base to the loop, 14.96mm wide which is the length of the base and is 12.28mm thick, the width across the base and weighs 3.7g.
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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