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Description: | Copper alloySeal Matrix. Cast oval matrix with a tapered oval section handle retaining the stub of a probably trilobate suspension loop. The waisted handle is less familiar to this reporter than those of angular profile, and may suggest a later date. The device represented may be a letter M with straight uprights, possibly within a garland or wreath, or possibly crowned. This might be the initial of the owner, or, if the letter were crowned, possibly a reference to the Virgin Mary. Alternatively, a pair of figures may be represented. The surface of the matrix appears to have been robustly cleaned, with some loss of clarity. Suggested date: Later Medieval, 1400-1500.Height: 17.1mm, Length (matrix): 16.2mm, Width: 14.3mm, Thickness (handle below loop): 4mm, Weight: 4.31gms.
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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