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Description: | Medieval copper-alloy seal matrix, dated to about the 12th to 15th century. This seal matrix is a non-heraldic personal seal and is of ?pointed oval? shape. The back is plain with a surviving loop or pierced lug at the top end which would have been used to grip the seal. The central motif is of a rampant lion facing right when impressed. The legend reads S'ROBERTIE DE [..]LED. The original surface has a dark green patina but it is pitted and abraded, and some exposed areas a brown. It measures 31.32mm long, 18.32mm wide, is 2.46mm thick and weighs 5.38g. The seal was a used as a device for authenticating documents at a time when few could read or write. Similar seal matrices can be found in Bailey, G. 2000. Finds Identified, pages 25-31. | 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: | 1100
1499 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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