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Description: | Incomplete post-medieval silver seal matrix. The die is oval and shows the negative design of a galleon with three masts and front and rear castles with waves beneath. This is surrounded by a beaded border. There is no lettered inscription. The shaft is six sided and would have terminated in a loop, possibly trefoil, which is now missing. The break edges are worn smooth suggesting this damage occurred in antiquity. Directly below the position of the loop is a moulded oval collar, with a grooved line running around its circumference. The reverse of the die face is stamped twice with a maker?s mark ?AS?. The object has a silvery patina with patches of black oxidisation. The die is 18.4mm long and 15.34mm wide. The overall length of the matrix is 17.34mm. It weighs 4.08g. | 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: | 1500
1700 | 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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