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Description: | A copper alloy seal matrix fragment or printer's block from the post medieval period. It is rectangular with convex sides and the face is finely engraved with a monogram consisting of the letters "I", "E" and "M" intertwining. The ends of each stroke of the letters are ornate and foliate. There is a small circular hole at each side. This was probably either to fix the matrix to a handle, or if the object is a printing block, may have fitted over pins in the tray to keep the block in position. The block is 17.6mm long, 16.1mm wide and 5.7mm thick. The metal is hard and brassy and may have been machine worked. The object probably dates from the eighteenth or nineteenth century.
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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