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Description: | Medieval lead pointed oval seal matrix, 13th century. Central device of an octofoil within a plain line border. Inscription S?MATIL?VXOR?:GAL?GLA? (the seal of Matilda wife of Galfridus (shortened to Gal, Latin for Geoffory) GLA) again within a plain line border. The reverse has raised cast decoration of a cross with a curl in each quarter. Loop at one end (corresponding with the start of the legend), now bent to one side. Very crisp clear detail. Cream patina. Length 41.93mm, width 26.55mm, thickness including loop 5.8mm, thickness across centre 3.3mm, weight 17.14g. | 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
1300 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Rachel Atherton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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