|
Date: |
|
Description: | A slightly damaged but complete cast copper-alloy post-medieval seal matrix of conical form. A low cone rises to a slightly off-centre handle which expands and flattens to accommodate a transverse line of two circular perforations with openwork between, then tapers again to a single larger circular perforation at the top. One of the two 'holes' mentioned first has not in fact been properly perforated. The uppermost perforation in this trilobate loop has a protrusion uppermost and has been bent downwards. The die is sub-circular, measuring 14.15mm by 13.4mm. Its lettering is aligned to the edge of the suspension loop. In intaglio are two large letters in mirror writing - 'I P' on the seal. The initials are either side of a central sprig, with leaves above and below on each side. The whole is within an incised border. The lettering and form suggest a c. 17th-century date for this seal matrix. A similar object can be found illustrated in Read (2001, 76, 81; ref. 620).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
|
|