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Description: | Copper alloy medieval seal matrix with circular face and hexagonal faceted handle
ending with trefoil loop, dating to 13th-14th century. The matrix has a central arms which are those of Woderous or Woderout and consist of a chevron between three crosses fitchee. The legend around the seal reads: *IEH[ ]VY WODEROVT. The Christian name is not clear but is possibly a variant of John or Joanna or even a phonetic spelling of something like ?Evie?.
One reference to these arms can be found in Collins? Roll II, a 15th Century manuscript where it?s ascribed to a Thomas Woderout.
The matrix weighs 7.52g and measures 24mm in length and 18mm in diameter across the face. | 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
1400 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Anna Marshall | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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