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Description: | A Medieval (1200-1500) copper alloy seal matrix with a pointed oval-shaped die and pierced lug to the reverse, measuring 32.04x19.78x(max)7.51mm and weighing 9.2g.The seal matrix depicts Mary seated on a throne with the Christ child. Below, another figure prays - probably the seal's owner. Around, the inscription reads +S'IOh'IS:FIL':ROB'ARNEVET This translates as the Seal of John, Son of Robert Arnevet. Arnevet is Hebrew for hare or rabbit and is mentioned in the Torah (the five books of Moses that begin the Hebrew bible) as an animal that chews the cud. This may have relevance to the matrix but more likely the meaning is probably now lost to us.To the reverse is a raised central line, extending into a pierced lug at one end (behind the beginning of the seal matrix). The lug is decorated with a transverse groove. The die is 3.35mm thick (without loop).
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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