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Description: | Medieval cast copper alloy pointed oval seal matrix. It is flat with a raised band running down the centre on the reverse with a semi-circular lug at one end drilled with a circular hole. The central design has Mary holding the Christ child in the upper register, a dividing line with curls at each end and a figure kneeling with hands raised in prayer below all within a pellet border. The inscription is *AV[E: M]ARIA : GRA: PLENA. D[OM: TE]CUM, a contraction of the start of the most popular prayer to Mary, a key part of the Rosary: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.The matrix is 35.6 mm in length, 21.7mm in width, 3.7mm in thickness excluding the lug, 7.5mm including the lug and weighs 8.51 grams.
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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