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Description: | A lead alloy Medieval seal matrix. The matrix is a flat-backed type. The back has a short ridge or flattened lug at one corner. In plan the matrix is a pointed oval. The underside of the matrix has a legend and central device. The legend reads '• S• THOM' DE WODAMCOT'. The device is a circular eight-petalled flower. The matrix is slightly bent in profile forming a shallow 'S' shaped profile. The matrix measures 31.29mm long, 21.63mm wide and 6.92mm thick. It weighs 12.2g. The surface of the matrix has an oxidised cream surface with abraded edges. Harvey and McGuinness (1996 A Guide to British Medieval Seals British Library and Public Record Office) suggest that small pointed oval shaped seal matrices were mainly in use in the 13th century. This matrix is a personal example, belonging to a male called Thomas. The place name is uncertain, but may be an abbreviated and slightly garbled version of 'Woodcote', which is a hamlet within Chaddesley Corbett. Woodcote means 'Cottages at the Wood' (Watts, V. 2004 The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names' Cambridge University Press).
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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