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Description: | A complete lead pointed oval shaped seal matrix. Measuring 33.13mm in length and 20.4mm in width. The front face has a central design depicting the Virgin and child with a figure praying below them. The boarder inscription reads MARIA MATER ORE MRIME, meaning 'Maria mother pray for me.' On the back face there is a complete suspension loop at one tip of the oval. This seal matirx is likely to have belonged to a lesser church dignitary, as they often used pointed oval shaped seal matrices showing a saint, here the Virgin and child, with a suppliant figure below. This seal matrix is most likely to be late 13th or 14th century in date. | 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: | 1250
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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