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Description: | 29.A complete cast copper alloy oval seal with a hexagonal handle and pierced loop at the top (length: 29.3mm; width/ diameter of seal: 22.7mm; weight: 13.15g). There is an image in the centre of the seal, but it is unidentifiable. The inscription around the outer edge reads '*S'IOHANNIS DE BLABI[ ]:', meaning John of Blaby. The seal is slightly worn but in a fair condition with a dark green patina. Seal matrices are objects of metal or bone carved in intaglio in order to stamp an impression on wax in order to authenticate documents. Seals with the names of individual people were clearly engraved specifially to order (Cherry, 1991, pages 29-39). | 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 | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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