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Description: | Part of a cast, lead alloy Medieval seal matrix, dating from AD1200-1400. It is of the flat, pointed oval type and just under half of the matrix remains. The edges of the matrix are chamfered and there is a central stiffening rib running along the back of the seal, but the suspension loop is not present, being on the missing half. Only part of the legend is visible and reads: S'TO...ROI...' It is 19.2mm long, 20.6mm wide and 2.9mm thick. It weighs 5.2gm.
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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