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Description: | A copper alloy circular seal matrix with hexagonal, slightly waisted handle terminating in a triple collar topped by a rhomboid suspension loop with circular perforation. Four spots on reverse indicate the top. Device of tree, visible only in the upper half of the device. Three stylized branches, one going straight up, the other two coming out horizontally. Both horizontal branches terminate in tufts of three large, flat leaves. On the right-hand branch sits a squirrel, facing the middle vertical branch; on the left hand branch a bird, twisting its head backwards to peck the top of the vertical branch. The lower half of the device is occupied by a large parrot or popinjay, walking from right to left; his back and long tail form a continuous horizontal line below the two horizontal branches. His front claws are visible just below his head, and the large beak is distinctively parrot-like. His wings are difficult to understand, they may be depicted as slightly extended downwards. A neat beaded line divides the device from the lettering, and a similar circle marks the outer edge of the matrix.
Measurements: 20 mm diameter, 26 mm high; weight 11.5 g. | 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
1400 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Irene Szymanski | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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