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Description: | Medieval personal seal matrix; Cast lead pointed oval seal of probable 13th century date. The seal is formed of a flat plate with the seal design cut into one face. The other face has a squared lug at the top which is pierced with a small, circular hole. There is a raised cast line running vertically along the length of the seal from the bottom of the lug to the point at the bottom. The face is quite badly damaged and worn so the design is not clear. However, from the seal impression it can be seen that it has a central design of an eight-armed star, the arms of which look to be sprigs of some plant material. The inscription is around the edge but only a few letters can be made out: '[...]DV[...]RVS[...]NhE[...]' The 'N' is reverse barred.Length 33.9mm, width 25.6mm, thickness (inc lug) 10.8mm, thickness (plate only) 3.4mm, weight 14.20g
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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