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Description: | A silver seal matrix of post-Medieval to modern date.The printing face of the seal matrix has been made from a light yellow, transparent stone or piece of glass. This inset is oval in plan and has had a pattern of alternating triangles cut into the angled outer rim. There is further elaborate cutting to the domed back of the setting, at the centre of which is an octagonal plane. The engraved image on the flat upper surface of the setting has been skillfully executed and would appear to be a depiction of the goddess Roma. The figure stands facing right, her legs slightly bent at the knee. On her head she wears a double-crested helment with a pronounced peak, on her upper body there is a suggestion of armour; over her right shoulder is a swag of drapery which hangs loosely, wrapping around the waist and trailing behind the legs. In her left hand she holds and vertical sceptre, on her right shoulder is an oval shield. The back of the inset sits within a domed silver setting. In turn, this setting is surmounted by an elaborate openwork body of rococo scroll. At the base of the openwork section is a grooved rim with a series of 'teeth' on the underside, which serve to hold the inset in place. From the top of the rim projects inwards an angled scallop-shaped motif which sits flush to the back of the domed setting and probably serves to secure the two elements. The openwork body is damaged in places. It tapers towards the top, extending into an ornamented circular loop handle.The printing face measures 21.7mm long by 19.7mm wide. The matrix measures 30mm from the printing face to the top of the handle. The weight is 9.19g.
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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