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Description: | The intaglio and its frame remain of the seal. The intaglio is an oval shape in plan and is made of a red/orange coloured stone. The device engraved is a male bust facing l., possibly wearing military dress. The reverse of the intaglio has an engraved cherub carrying a torch. The cherub is stood by a log which has a rope attached to it. The intaglio is set in a copper alloy frame which has been gilded, and has traces of six mounting points, which are now heavily abraded. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1700
1800 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Angie Bolton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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