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Description: | An oval seal matrix with a trefoil handle. The handle is openwork with three inverted drop-shaped apertures (one at the top with two below). At the top of the upper foil is a small knop and there are slight knops on its shoulders and on the outer shoulders of the lower foils. The lower foils end in scrolls at the sides. The handle stem has an irregular hexagonal cross section, the facets extending on to the flared base behind the face of the matrix. The matrix is oval and is decorated with a deep, incuse design of a three towered castle. The tops of the towers are domed and each has a square pennant at the top. The central tower has a round arched doorway. The surfaces of the towers are textured to indicate stonework. There is a curved lin to indicate a mount in front of the central tower. The edges of the marrix are slightly bent.Date: Post-Medieval - 17th centuryDimensions: 23.65 mm x 16.47 mm x 13.94 mmWeight: 4.60 g
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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