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Description: | A complete cast copper-alloy medieval seal matrix of pointed oval form (c. 14th century AD). It features a semicircular loop at the upper end of the lower surface. The die features a Lamb of God sitting left in intaglio (facing right on the seal) with a rearward facing head. The lamb is within a border formed of small punches. The lamb (Agnus Dei) is looking at a staff. One of the lamb's forelegs is folded under him, taken to represent genuflection. A three-tailed banner flies from the staff. The top of the staff extends into the lettering area, and forms the cross which opens the legend, whilst the base is obscured by the lamb's back. The impersonal legend reads '+ ECCE AGNVS DEI' ('behold the Lamb of God') (cf. Harvey and McGuinness 1996, 114). The artefact has a dark-green colour with areas of off-white corrosion product.
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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