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Description: | A complete cast copper-alloy medieval seal matrix of conical form. The artefact is worn and is corroded with a grey patina. The handle is faceted hexagonally. It narrows slightly to the suspension loop which takes the form of a truncated lozenge with circular perforation. The circular oval die has suffered some slight circumferential losses. It appear to bear the device of a pair of branches (possibly clasped hands) arranged diagonally, one across the other: a nest in which a bird sits. There is possibly a small, leafy branch above the bird and an egg in the nest. Surrounding the device is the legend: '* LOVE ME AND I THE' (sic.). This legend appears on another seal matrix recorded on this database (IOW-B9BC00). The artefact dates approximately to the 14th century AD.
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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