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Description: | A worn, circular copper alloy seal matrix, with a conical, hexagonally faceted handle. The handle has a perforated trefoil knop, with mouldings where it joins the body of the matrix. the central motif is a bird of prey perching on the back of a smaller bird which looks back at its attacker. There is a dot between the two birds and a dotted border runs around the motif and the inscription. The legend reads ALAS JE SUPRISE - = Alas I am caught. A popular legend for hunting scenes and the handle style is more complex than most of its type. [Pers comm Dr Elizabeth New]
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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