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Description: | A cast copper-alloy seal matrix of Post-Medieval date. It has a flat oval shaped die with conical terminal that tapers to an integrally cast trfoil shaped suspension loop with projecting globular knop. The terminal and suspension loop have been slightly bent due to post-depositional damage. The die carries a single central device comprising a double headed eagle displayed, with no surrounding decoration or legend. The entire object has signs of post-depositional wear and corrosion. It measures 23.64mm in current height (slightly bent), 15.37mm in length and 12.99mm in width at die, and weighs 4.51g.A seal matrix with near identical die has been recorded from Essex (ESS-49C036) and dated by curators at the British Museum to the 17th century AD. This parallel, combined with the form of the suspension loop in particular indicates a similar date range for the current example, perhaps in the 16th-18th centuries AD.
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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