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Description: | A cast bronze seal matrix of the 16th century.The seal matrix is 19mm in height and conical in shape with a circular central perforation at the undecorated terminal. The die is circular and visible by impression. It bears a bird, perhaps a duck or goose in the center walking left with thin, overlapping chevrons over the bird's body and head.The bird is separated from the inscription by a circular band of raised dots. The inscription is in two parts, both of which are legible and oriented in reference to the bird rather than following the perimeter of the die. The upper inscription consists of five letters:_ _ W _ _The lower inscription is a date: 1500 or 1560
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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