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Description: | Treasure case : 2009 T211A seal matrix, with a decorative handle - probably dating from circa 1660 onwards. The seal matrix is made in silver. The face is octagonal and flat, measuring 16.9mm x 15.1mm. The reverse of the face is flat; on top of this flat side there is another level of silver plate - which is rectangular, this forms the base of the handle. On top of that there is the rectangular base of the handle proper, this base has four facets, rising to a waisted section. One of these faces has been stamped with a markers mark 'B' inside a box. The handle then flares out forming a sub-rectangular bulge in the handle itself. It has been decorated with a parallel engraved groove, which runs horizontally all the way around the bulge. As you move again up the handle it is again waisted, before again flaring out. The handle then terminates with a circular loop, which has a circular aperture and a rounded knop on the terminal proper and lugs on either side. The face depicts the image of a Tudor rose surmounted by a crown, inside a ropework border. No legend is present. There is no mark on the reverse of the face to indicate to the user of the seal matrix, which way around it goes, other than the markers mark, which could have been used for this purpose. The surface is well-preserved and survives in a very good condition.
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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