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Description: | Pointed oval lead alloy seal matrix. The matrix has been badly damaged on both sides near to the tip. The breaks have a series of regular small steps which resemble the type of marks seen when an object has been hacked at with a knife. This might have been carried out purpously as a way of voiding the seal matrix when it wasn't needed anymore. The reverse of the seal has a central ridge terminating at the rounded end with an integral broken stud. In the centre of the face there is an uncertain motif, perhaps resembling a plant or scroll. The surrounding legend is very difficult to interpret due to a large proportion of the inscription being damaged or missing. The legend reads: S' MA???N F???IH.'I. The first word is probably the owners name, and could be MARTIN, the 'F' then meaning son of, and the last word being the parent name, which is illegible. | 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
1300 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Adam Daubney | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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