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Description: | A copper-alloy stamp, probably for leather book bindings. The stamp probably dates to the late medieval or early post-medieval period. The stamp is rectangular and originally flat but now with one third of the stamp slightly bent upwards. One side is undecorated apart from bearing the letters PENCES (French for 'Think') in Black-Letter. The inscription is in reverse.The other side is entirely decorated with an elaborate hunting or forest scene. Across the upper perimeter is a rectangular strip decorated with pellets. This strip then curves inward in a crescent shape on either side below. Approximately half the way down the side the strip then curves again in a crescent shape to the base of the stamp. A second strip extends across the face of the stamp from the centre of both side crescents. The field between this and the top is filled with scroll-shaped foliage. Further foliage is located in the side crescents and in the lower corners. In the centre of the stamp is a boar shown in profile right. The boar has large pointed ears, an open mouth and what appear to be tusks or horns on the snout. A prominant crest runs along the back. The tail is coiled. The boar stands on what appear to be four large stones or tufts of foliage. Further vine-like foliage is located around the boar.
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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