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Description: | A complete and corroded cast copper alloy seal matrix of the love and loyalty type. Medieval, fourteenth century (Harvey and McGuinness 1996 p 90). Length: 19.6mm; diameter of the die: 18.4mm. Weight: 5.99g. The seal has a circular die with a conicle handle which is hexagonal in cross-section and rises to a flattened, sub-lozenge-shaped pierced terminal. The pierced element is filled with copper alloy corrosion products. Viewing an impression made by the die the design is in the form of a pelleted circle within which are a human male and female head facing each other. Due to corrosion it is not possible to determine which is which. On a similar seal matrix (see Portable Antiquities Scheme find: IOW-B9BC00), the female is on the left, as viewing an impression. Below each of the heads, adjacent to the necks, there is a feature which is possibly a heart motif. From the heart a four-petalled flower erupts. The legend is in Lombardic style: LOVEMEANDITHE (Love me and I thee). All the surfaces are severely corroded. The surface of the die is more corroded than the other surfaces that have the remains of a mid to dark green patina. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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