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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 25.08mm, and a thickness of 3.32mm. On its reverse is a transverse loop with circular perforation, which was held when the seal was being applied. Also running across the back, from the loop, is a raised seam, presumably from the casting process. The seal die (in negative) is inscribed within a border, +S?IVL [ ]EIVRA, possibly a reference to a Julia or Julian. The centre of the die has a decorative design of a ?pinwheel?, formed from five ?L? shaped legs radiating from a central raised dot.
The seal survives in relatively good condition, with some minor damage to the very edges, which presumably occurred in antiquity. The lead is light grey in colour with significant areas of yellow. This 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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