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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy circular seal, dating to the 14th century AD (length: 25mm; diameter at base: 18.5mm; width of handle: 8mm; thickness of suspension loop: 6mm; weight: 9.17g).At the top of the seal, there is a flat and probable corroded lobed suspension loop, with the suspension hole containing encrusted soil and possibly iron. There are three corroded ribs running across the width of the stem of the seal immediately underneath the suspension loop before the hexagonal stem extends and splays outwards towards the base of the artefact. At the base of the seal, the inscription around the outside edgeis difficult to decipher , in the centre of the matrix are four leaves, (perhaps beech). Therefore, it is impossible to identify if this is a personal seal and who it may have belonged to. The artefact is in a worn and corroded condition with small areas of bronze disease around the circumference of the seal base. The seal has a dark green patina.
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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