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Description: | Seal matrix with a conical handle, made from copper alloy. The handle is short and flat, with a sub-rectangular section. The handle ends with a decorative terminal. The piece has been cast, and then the terminal of the handle has been decorated by punching holes into the copper alloy. The terminal of the handle has an oval part which has three punched holes (in a row). Attached to the oval there is circular loop with angled edges (at the top). The reverse of the die has been crudely made and there are no marks to indicate to the user which way around the seal matrix is meant to be held. The die is also oval in shape and is very flat and thin. The design on the die of the matrix itself has been carved. The imprint shows the initials ?IR?. There is a star in between the two letters, which has been made up of four lines. There is also a star above and below the letters, which have been made up of three lines. Either side of these stars are a number of dashes. The seal matrix is complete, although the handle has been bent over and cracked. The piece is a dark brown colour, and shows no obvious corrosion. It is likely to date to the 16th or 18th century. | 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: | 1500
1800 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Dom Andrews | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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