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Description: | Cast copper-alloy seal matrix. Probably medieval, c. 14th-15th century. Circular in plan with a looped ridge with three knops running down the centre of the upper face. Mass: 56g; diameter: 40mm, depth: 22.8mm. The seal matrix has an achievement of arms cut into the base, consisting of an angled shield, surmounted by a plumed helm and flanked by a supporter at either side. The shield is quartered. There is a cross in quarters 1 and 4 and two ?back to back crescents in quarters 2 and 3. There are foliate designs in the field, left and right. Around the achievement of arms is an unclear inscription: +GVILL[ ] ( )E L(A)[ ], suggesting that this is the seal of William, although the precise attribution is unidentified by the recorder.
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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