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Description: | A cast copper alloy Medieval seal matrix. The die is small and sub-circular (17.3mm diameter) and has a simple motif of a winged insect. The lettering of the legend is rather crude but reads as follows (from a wax impression): * S OF OVI[-----]. It has a conical hexagonally faceted handle which has been broken off. The seal matrix weighs 5.4g and its height is 9.46mm. It has a dark brown and mid green patina with light green corrosion product around the circumference of the die and on the break of the handle.This a non-heraldic personal seal matrix. These were common from the 12th-15th centuries as more people, (i.e. not just the aristocracy and clergy) began to need to use seals. The conical handle became more popular in the 14th century (Harvey and McGuiness, 1996, 'A Guide to British Medieval Seals' pages and 8-9 and 76-93). The most similar example found is in Harvey and McGuiness, page 89, no. 82.
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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