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Description: | Copper alloy seal matrix. The matrix has a hexagonally faceted conical handle with a rounded pierced terminal. The terminal is slightly narrower than the handle creating a slight ?step? where the two elements meet. The die is oval (L23.7mm. W. 18.3mm). The central device shows a bird of prey, perhaps an eagle, walking left (when viewed from the impression) and looking backwards. The feathers on the body, tail and wing of the bird are depicted in detail. There is a beaded border arounded the design, which is broken by the toe of the leading foot and the tip of the wing. The legend, when viewed from the impression, reads S?IOhANIS DE hAMTOn. The first N is reversed. The inscription suggests that this is a personal seal of John of Hamton. Patchy dark-green patina. | 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: | 1300
1400 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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