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Description: | Medieval cast lead alloy personal seal matrix; pointed oval (vesica) shaped, 13th century. The central device is a cross with saltire over, with a pellet in each eighth, all within a pointed oval. The inscription reads S' RADVLFI FIL[.] ROB' DE P[.]VL[.] meaning "seal of Ralph, son of Robert of P[.]ul"). On the reverse is relief moulded decoration of a longitudinal line with a central transverse line crossing it, two diagonal ines below this and a curved line above it - each of these lines, except the longitudinal one, ends in a pellet; at one end of the longitudinal line is an integral semicircular suspension loop which corresponds with the start of the legend. Dark grey patina with some cracking and crumbling around the edges. Length 37.3mm, width 20.1mm, thickness including loop 8.6mm, thickness not including loop (across centre) 4.1mm, weight 12.78g.
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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