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Description: | A lead-alloy personal seal matrix, dating from the Medieval period.The crudely made artefact has an oval printing face, at the centre of which is an incised design, possibly in the form of a star or flower head, with some of the fields between the limbs containing an irregular symbol. A number of such symbols also extend around the circumference of the printing face and represent either a border or an attempt to execute a legend. At the back of the printing face, the flat-surfaced sides angle inwards, terminating in a flat top, from which springs the squashed remains of a lug handle.Length: 21.3mm; width: 17.9mm; height: 6.2mm; weight: 11.1g.The suggested date for this piece is 13th to 14th 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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