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Description: | Small copper-alloy personal seal matrix, flat and pointed-oval in shape. There is a raised longitudinal rib on the reverse, with a pierced lug set at the top. The rib tapers downwards, away from the lug. The engraved central motif of the seal is a flowering plant set on a horizontal base, with a large central flower flanked by two smaller ones, leaves to the sides at the base and three pellets to either side of the central stem and two pellets to one side of the central flower. The inscription is set between plain ridged borders, and reads + S' IOhANNIS D'SCOT (Seal of John of Scot....), with a Lombardic H and Roman Ns which are reverse-barred on the impression. Medieval, probably 13th century. Dimensions: 29.58 mm x 20.06 mm x 6.13 mm, weight: 6.19 g.
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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