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Description: | Early Post Medieval copper alloy seal matrix, 59mm long, 38mm wide and 20mm deep. The seal is in good condition with a dark brown patina and weighs 53.03 grams. The seal is lentoid in form and has a curved plate protruding from the centre of its reverse which runs the whole length of the object, from point to point. This has a small circular hole in its centre. The seal is decorated with an ornate royal crest which is held up by a Welsh dragon and a crowned English lion. The crest is surmounted by a large arched crown. There is an inscription below the crest which reads OFFICIA//LITAT[...]//BARONNAT//NOT The seal is bordered by a second inscription which reads SIGGVLVM REGIE MAJESTIE ADCAVSA ECCLESIASTICA. | 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: | 1485
1553 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Wendy Scott | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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