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Description: | A copper-alloy personal seal matrix of Medieval (probably 14th century) date.The printing face is circular and measures 21.7mm in diameter. When printed, the well executed central image shows the head and shoulders of a right-facing person, probably male, wearing a coif (a light linen hat, tied under the neck) and a garment on the upper body. To the left of the head is a star and to the right is an upturned cresent. The legend is bordered on both sides by a solid line and reads '(chevron and star)S'GILBERTI WYMARR' ('Seal of Gilberti Wymarr'). The handle is hexagonal section and tapers upwards, terminating in a pointed loop with circular aperture. At the base of the handle is a punched rosette. The seal matrix survives in good condition, with a dark green patina and little wear or corrosion. It measures 22.1mm high and weighs 9.11g.The depiction of the coif may indicate that the person portrayed in this seal was a monk. A parallel on the PAS database, showing a monk with tonsured head, also bordered by a star and cresecent moon, was recorded from Yorkshire - see YORYM-2171F4.
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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