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Description: | A complete Medieval flat circular cast copper alloy seal matrix. The front has a design of stags head facing with a cross potent between the antlers within an inner beaded border. The legend around the outside is + TIMETE DEVM (Fear God).The face is 18mm in diameter. The matrix is 21mm high and weighs 6.66g.Harvey and McGuinness attribute anonymous personal seals of this form to the 14th century, and cite 'TIMETE DEVM' as one of the pious phrases commonly employed (1996: 88). The stag's head with cross represents the visions of St Hubert (8th century) and St Eustace (2nd century).Similar examples on the database include SOM-EB4544, BH-143A96 and BUC-D695D1.
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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