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Description: | Medieval cast copper alloy vesica-shaped seal. The seal is flat with a lug on the reverse; the lug is oval with a short, stepped, tail running down the centre of the seal; it is placed at the top do it is opposite the start of the legend on the front. It is 29.7mm long, 19.1mm wide, 3.4mm thick and weighs 8.34 grams.The seal shows a tonsured head dressed in a monk's cowl, surmounted by a hand [the hand of God], in a gesture of benediction, with slight traces of a cuff, appearing from the left, all within a pellet border. The legend starts with a cresent and pellet at 12 o'clock and reads + S' FRIS A'DREE DE BEVERLAC' = + SIGILLUM FRATRIS ANDREE DE BEVERLACO = + SEAL OF BROTHER ANDREW OF BEVERLEYAlciston was the major Downland estate of Battle Abbey who owned it from 1066 to 1536 AD and Brother Andrew was probably a monk there.
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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