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Description: | Medieval copper alloy seal matrix: hexagonally faceted handle with a triple-collared quatrefoil terminal with four blind holes on one face (the quatrefoil may have been intended as openwork but is unfinished), surmounted by a small perforated circular lobe forming a suspension loop. There are three incised lines forming a six-pointed star at the upper edge to indicate orientation. The circular bezel (diam.28mm) carries a shield bearing Three flasks (or costrels), with two foliate sprigs above forming the initial mark and others used as spacers within the remains of a worn and damaged black letter inscription, possibly: ndti ici ......... 14th-15th 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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