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Description: | A Medieval silver seal matrix (c. 1200-c. 1350). The hexagonal section handle is incomplete and the die is severely damaged. The charges are incomplete and what remains can be described thus: a chevron sable between three lions' heads couped. The cross-hatching on the chevron denotes black. Any other indication of colour has been lost. The surface of the handle is worn and the break is old.Height: 12.2mm; width: 24.7mm; weight: 13.89g.The find contains a minimum of 10% silver and predates 1710. It thus qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996 in terms of precious metal content and age.
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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