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Description: | Complete early to mid 13th century, non-heraldic personal lead seal matrix. This seal matrix is circular in plan with a diameter of 35.18mm, and a thickness of 8.42mm. On its reverse is a solid transverse knop, which was held when the seal was being applied. The seal die (in negative) is inscribed within a border, + S? GALF R T[ ]. The letters are placed both horizontally and vertically, which might indicate this seal is of inferior manufacture. The centre of the die has a decorative design of a swastika with curved arms, a symbol from ancient times associated with good luck.
The seal survives in relatively good condition, with only minor damage to the very edges, which presumably occurred in antiquity. The lead is light grey in colour with significant areas of yellow. A style of seal can be found in Harvey and McGuinness 1996, A Guide to British Medieval Seals, page 85, figure 77. Please note a weight could not be taken. | 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
1250 | 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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