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Description: | A cast copper-alloy Medieval seal matrix, probably dating to the 14th century AD. The seal matrix is sub-circular in plan and inscribed around the perimeter with 'PRIVE SV', translated from Latin to mean 'I am privately sent'. The central decoration is of two clasped hands surmounted by a bird. The seal has a hexagonally-fluted body and an overall conical shape. The handle has a five-edged suspension loop and circular suspension loop hole. The metal is of a medium green colour and rough in texture. It measures approximately 15.7 mm in diameter, 19.4 mm high, 6.6 mm wide at suspension loop; it weighs 5.22 grams.Two nearly identical examples have been previously recorded on the PAS database: HAMP-639A56 and LIN-7F50D3.
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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