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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy seal matrix of Medieval date (1350-1400). The die is circular with a hexagonal handle that tapers to an incomplete suspension loop at the top. At the centre of the matrix there is a head facing left (from an impression). An inscription encircling the head is corroded or unclear.The object is corroded and in poor condition but is partially covered with a shiny dark green patina.Length: 18.1mm; diameter: 15.7mm. Weight: 5.16g.Irene Szymanski has kindly commented on this seal matrix:'Circular matrices with a head in profile are reasonably common. The inscription might have been a name, or an amatory phrase, or even a religious one. The script looks like it was Lombardic. Although it looks female at first glance, I'm not sure that it is, because females' hair was largely covered for much of the 13th-14th century. If it is female I would say that it might be from the second half of the 14th century, when you did have some hair showing. The fact that the script is Lombardic doesn't contradict this as, although Black letter was around at this date, it was by no means in universal use. If the figure is male, it would also be of a similar date'.
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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