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Description: | A complete Medieval to Post-Medieval cast copper-alloy seal matrix (c. 1400-c. 1600).The seal has a circular die, 14.8mm in diameter, with a conical handle terminating with a flattened trefoil openwork handle.. The die depicts a three masted sailing vessel left within a circumferential groove. It has an after castle with square rigging. This seal matrix does not have an inscription. Very similar examples have been recorded on the database: NLM-6B8D50, IOW-2A1A72 and IOW-1941A6.The matrix is 29.1 highs and weighs 4.92 grams.
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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