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Description: | A cast copper alloy seal matrix of Medieval date, about AD 1200 -1400. The engraved circular matrix has a conical, hexagonally faceted handle terminating in a transverse collar with a narrow central groove, above which is a lozenge shaped suspension loop with a central perforation. The device on the face of the matrix is a hawking motif, consisting of a bird being taken by a hawk, the two birds facing, and it is surrounded by the legend: "ALAS [JE SV] PRIS" (Alas I am taken). There is some edge damage to the matrix as a result of corrosion and abrasion, resulting in some letters of the legend being illegible. The matrix is 17.7mm in diameter and 26.6mm high. It weighs 8.1gm.This is a non-heraldic, impersonal or "stock" matrix and identical examples can be found on the database. See for example records: SUR-3DD1C7, NMS-252078 and BERK-C49E75.
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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