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Description: | A post-Medieval to Modern cast copper-alloy seal matrix die (c. 1700-c. 1900).This complete revolving seal die is oval in plan and rectangular in cross-section. It is decorated bifacially. From an impression, one side has a ?helmeted human bust facing left and the other side has a quadruped (possibly a deer) facing left enclosed within a foliated scrolled border. The seal die has a die axis measurement of 6 o'clock. At each end there is a circular depression for the hinge arrangement.The object is drab reddish brown.Height: 16.77mm; width: 14.34mm; thickness: 1.93mm. Weight: 4.41g.
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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