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Description: | Medieval copper alloy seal matrix, hexagonally facetted conical handle with triple-collared pierced trefoil terminal. Circular, 24 mm. Three lozenges per fess a trefoil in chief on a shield surmounted by a staff with cross patée terminal and three streamers, beneath an arch emerging from a circular border with openwork cusped arches in base and tiny ball-flower mouldings. S' · WILLI · DE · MVLTOnE · (Seal of William de Multon. The foil in chief is perhaps a mark of difference for a younger son. The family of de Multon were associated with the manor of Surlingham from c.1250 until sometime before 1345 (Blomefield 1805, 467-8)).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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