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Description: | A copper alloy seal matrix with hexagonal waisted handle terminating in a collar and rhomboid suspension loop with circular aperture above.. Handle intact. stem slightly distorted; small mark on back indicates top. Device: in the centre, a palm-like tree with two branches, each terminating in tightly-packed long leaves. On the left, a young man in profile facing right, clean shaven and with jaw-length hair ending in tight ringlets; on the right, a woman in profile facing left, much of her hair hidden by a fitted coif but a few curls visible below on her neck. Device separated from legend by a neat beaded line; a similar line marks the outer edge of the matrix.
Measurements: 17 mm x 22 mm, 25 mm high; weight 10.9 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: | 1200
1350 | 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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