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Description: | Complete, but badly worn, cast copper alloy seal matrix. This seal matrix is lenticular, or a pointed oval, in plan. It is flat in section. To the rear of the seal matrix is an elongated circular loop, with the circular perforation blocked by corrosion product. To die face is cut with a negative inscription within a border, surrounding a central design of a standing figure holding an unknown object. Unfortunately corrosion product has obscured both the legend and design, making it impossible to take an impression. This matrix is probably the private, non-heraldic seal of an individual, (probably a woman, given the shape) or possibly a seal with a religious motif. It is 35.36mm long, 22.62mm wide, 3.28mm thick and weighs 9.79g. The original surface is missing and it is abraded. It has a predominantly dark green patina with patches of bright green and olive green corrosion product. It dates from the 13th-14th centuries | 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: | Caroline McDonald | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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