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Description: | A copper alloy Medieval seal matrix. It has a hexagonal-faceted conical handle and a small pierced lozenge-shaped terminal. The face is circular with the letter 'a' or 'n' on it with a very rough grooved ring around it. The seal matrix has an even green patina and weighs 7.85g. It measures 24.6mm x 16mm x 4.7mm. Similar examples in the shape date it to the 13th to 14th centuries AD ('Medieval catalogue part one', Peter and Eleanor Saunders p.37). Also see PAS record YORYM-EA0B06.
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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