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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy personal seal matrix of probable 13th century AD date. Just over half of the original circular seal remains. The object is very well made and the lettering and image are crisp and uncorroded. The central image consists of a facing stag's head within a beaded border. The remainder of the legend runs around the outside, within a second beaded border, and reads:.....LFRID IN. BEDEFO[RD]. The reverse is plain.The object measures 26.5mm in diameter by 2.7mm thick and weighs 6.74g.
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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