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Description: | Silver seal matrix, circular in plan with a vertical ridge at the back and part of the suspension loop remaining. The face of the seal has the inscription ':IE SVY DE AMVRS' around a central bust with a tonsure and ears that stick out either side, possibly a saint's or monk's head, with a trefoil of pellets on either side of the neck.The inscription in Lombardic lettering 'IE SVY DE AMVRS' is in old French, which in modern French would be 'Je suis d'amour', and translates into 'I am (the seal) of love'.Cherry in Saunders (1991) illustrates a similar circular seal matrix with an inscription around a saint's head with ears either side on page 37, Fig.7, No.20 which dates from the 13th century.Goodall in Saunders (2012) illustrates a pendant with a similar head and neck with protruding ears and quatrefoils either side on page 137, Fig.30, No.192, which is dated from the 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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