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Description: | Unusual early to mid 13th century non-heraldic, personal lead alloy seal matrix. This seal matrix is circular in plan with a diameter of 30.08mm, a thickness of 3.38mm and weighs 14.31g. It has a solid, transverse lug that measures 8.22mm long, which was held when the seal was being applied. The seal die (in negative) is inscribed within a border, + S?: RADL?FI DE SGA[ ]. Unfortunately there is a wedge shaped gap in the seal matrix edge that does not allow us to read the full family name. The centre of the die has a design that appears to show curled ribbons around an oval shape, possibly a feather or flower. This seal matrix is particularly unusual as it has a design on the reverse side to the die. This is formed from moulded raised lines. It appears to show a line running from the lug to the centre of the back of the seal, where it joins a raised dot. Beneath this dot, is another raised dot in isolation. To either side of the central line are two mirrored, raised curlicues. Damage to the seal appears to have happened in antiquity, but despite the wedge shaped gap in the seal and a large crack running diagonally through the seal matrix, this object survives in remarkably good condition. The lead is light grey in colour with some darker patches with a creamy yellow colour showing in the incised inscription and to the back of the die. A similar parallel can be found in Harvey and McGuinness 1996, A Guide to British Medieval Seals, page 85, figure 77. | 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: | 1200
1300 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Caroline McDonald | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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