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Description: | Medieval copper alloy seal matrix, flat with pierced lug on the reverse. Pointed oval, 31 x 19mm. Thickness (excluding lug) 1.6 - 2.0mm. A pelican in her piety with a star and crescent in front. * S'. PETRI : DE [three pellets set triangle-wise] RISINGE (Seal of Peter de Rising). The manor of Wood Rising, Norfolk, was held by the de Rising family from soon after 1086 until some time before 1423/4 (Parkin 1809, 273-4). Their seat was c.8km from the find spot. 13th century.
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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