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Description: | A complete post-Medieval copper-alloy pendant seal matrix (c. 1600-c. 1700).The seal has an oval die with a conical shaft, oval in cross-section, terminating with a flattened trefoil/trilobed openwork handle. The three lobes each have a circular opening and there is a 'keyhole' shaped opening at the centre. The circular die has incuse initial letters: R B (possibly) with a branch of foliage between the letters and a grooved border.This seal matrix is reddish brown with a patchy green patina.Height: 28.9mm; width: 14.6mm; length of die: 15.1mm; width of die: 13.5mm. Weight: 4.69g.Compare with: BERK-4DD156; BUC-B3D796; LEIC-9EA332; LEIC-D37A64; LON-8849D1; NMGW-7ECA22; SOM-A0C7AE; SUR-8CB946 and WMID-67FD34.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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