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Description: | A complete but slightly damaged cast lead-alloy Medieval seal matrix, probably dating to the 13th-14th centuries AD. The seal matrix is circular in plan and broadly flat in section. It depicts a central eight petalled flower within a solid circle, with the petals at the cardinal points tear shaped, and those at the diagonals formed from two lines. The legend, also enclosed within a solid circle, reads: S'IONET[-]S FIL W[--]S' (possibly the seal of John son of W...), although it is rather unclear with a pitted and fragmentary surface. The N is reverse-barred. The seal matrix has also been slightly bent and clipped at the legend in previous damage. To the reverse, a single flat in section and hemispherical in profile lug is retained, which is pierced by an oval aperture. A dark grey area at the base of the lug suggests a more recent repair to this element. Numerous examples of seal matrices depicting a central petalled flower can be found on this database (cf. CORN-170050, CAM-5CF728, GLO-5F9445) which date to the 13th-14th centuries AD.This seal matrix measures 28.9mm in diameter, with a thickness of 2.6mm and a height including the lug of 10mm. It weighs 11.68 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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