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Description: | A complete cast copper-alloy Medieval seal matrix probably dating to c. AD 1250-1400. This artefact is formed from a complete sub-rectangular handle, which is hexagonal in section, that expands to the circular die. At the upper portion of the handle a pointed suspension loop is retained, which is pierced by hole. Below this is a rounded collar . The hexagonal in section, narrowed handle then tapers, inwardly in a concave manner before expanding to the edges of the die, producing six faceted sides. The central motif on the face of the matrix has the head of a bull with large upcurved horns, a curly poll and flaring nostrils. The inscription is not well enough preserved to decipher and the surface is too powdery to take an impression from.
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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