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Description: | Treasure Case 2010 T184British Museum report:"Date: probably 17th or 18th CenturyDescription: A silver seal matrix depicting a spotted mythical beast with antlers and a long lion or ox tail. It may also have a beak. The face of the matrix is oval with the beast in the centre and an incised border with a band of diagonal lines beyond it. The stem is conical and faceted, hexagonal in section. It terminates in a round suspension loop. The edges of the matrix face are damaged, and the handle is severely bent.Discussion: Compare to 2006 T240 which is 17th century in date, and 2004 T231 which is early 18th century probably.Dimensions: 16.61mm long, 10.23mm wide, 8.84mm thick. Weight: 2.20g.Reference: Treasure Annual Report 2005/6, Number 804, page 160. Treasure Annual Report 2004, number 375, page 157"
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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