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Description: | A complete cast copper-alloy medieval personal seal matrix. The flat pointed oval matrix has a worn central device of a ?pelican in piety?. The pelican is plucking at her breast to feed her three young in the nest. This symbolises Christ the Saviour who shed his blood in a similar way. The legend around the edge probably reads ?[..]AEISTIS DVARVM . LI?. The reverse has a pierced suspension lug. The length is 30.7mm, the width is 19.3mm and the weight is 6.17g. | 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
1450 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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