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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy and gilded 'fob' seal matrix of probable eighteenth or early nineteenth century date (c. AD 1700 - c. AD 1850). Length: 23.6mm, diameter: 15.1mm. Weight: 5.74g.The handle is cone-shaped although the sides are concave in profile. It is unclear whether the handle is hollow or solid. At the apex there is an incomplete suspension loop which appears to have been soldered on to the lower part of the handle. The impression face of the matrix is in the form of a red glass intaglio which seems to have been moulded rather than having been cut. The intaglio die is in the form of a bald-headed male bust facing left (when impressed). Surrounding the intaglio, on the copper alloy part, there is a minor circumferential groove. Gilding has survived within this groove.The handle has a mid-brown patina with minute flecks of gilding.
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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