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Description: | The seal matrix is made from copper alloy which has been cast, and then the legend and possibly the device has been engraved.
In plan the matrix has a pointed oval base. The reverse is a flat-back type with an integral loop protruding from the upper surface at one tip and a slight high relief ridge from tip to tip. From each pointed tip the matrix base is 24.5mm and is 13.6mm wide.
The device appears to be a a bird feeding a younger bird. The bird has a long tail which protrudes the border to the legend. The legend and device is very abraded, therefore there is no detail visible on the matrix or its impression.
These shaped and sized seals tend to be most common in the 13th and 14th centuries. | 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
1400 | 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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