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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy seal matrix of medieval date (AD 1300 - AD 1500). Length: 18.2mm; diameter: 17.0mm. Weight: 7.57g.The seal matrix has a tapering handle which is hexagonal in cross-section. Due to an old break the suspension loop is missing. The die was probably circular but due to corrosion it is now sub-circular in plan and as a result of corrosion the inscription is largely missing or illegible. At the centre of the die, within a circle, is a device consisting of a flower motif which has six sub-circular petals.Although the object is mainly in poor condition, a buff patina has survived on the handle and also on parts of the die.
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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