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Description: | A complete copper alloy Medieval seal matrix. Hexagonally faceted seal matrix with conical handle ending in a flattened, pointed oval pierced lug. There is no obvious indication on the top of the seal of the point opposite the start of the legend but the edge is chipped and worn which may obscure this. The central motif is a crouching hare facing left within a circular pellet border, which is surrounded by the following legend: the initial mark is a star SOhOV ROBYN the N retrograde. Harvey and McGuinness, 1996: pp. 89 discuss the popular use of SOHOU as a hunting cry on anonymous personal seals, which date to the Fourteenth century. It measures 17.6mm in diamter, 19mm long and weighs 5.32grams.
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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