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Description: | Medieval lead seal matrix dating to the late 13th ? 14th century. The seal has a personal inscription reading: + SIG ? AVINE (seal of Avine). Avine was a popular name in the medieval period and survives in modern times as ?Aveline?. It derives from the Latin ?avis? meaning bird. Normally medieval seals have a central motif but unfortunately this is a worn example and the circular perforation in the centre (which is likely to be a later addition) obliterates what we might be able to see of the motif. The seal measures 31.6mm in length, 28mm in width and 3.7mm in thickness. It weighs 23.51g. | 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: | 1250
1350 | 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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