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Description: | Treasure reference no. 2015 T104. A silver seal-matrix. The face is oval in shape. It has a recessed border around the outside which is partially filled with punched annulets. This is followed by a decorative foliate border, separated from the central element by a narrow recessed border. The central motif is a merchant's mark, consisting of the letters 'L' 'H' (reversed, with the H on the left and the L on the right) separated by a central staff the base of which forms the letter 'A' ligated with a heart shape. The top of the staff descends at a 45 degree angle and then finishes with a horizontal line, being finished finished with a cross.The back of the face tapers to the beginning of the handle. The handles platform is a cushion from which is a tapered eight-faceted stem that reaches a collar, above which is a larger bulbous collar. Following this is a flat handle. It is double lobed, forming scrolls of foliate design and containing perforations. Above this is a circular hole topped by a circular faceted ball.Dimensions:Height 29.39mmLength of matrix face: 18.07mmWidth of matrix face: 14.92mmWeight: 8.4gDiscussion: A similar item has been recorded on the PAS database: SWYOR-DBE665 (2015 T151).
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