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Description: | A Medieval lead alloy seal matrix, dating AD 1200-1400. The seal matrix is in the shape of a pointed oval with a small knopon the reverse towards one of the pointed ends. The knop follows the line of the casting seam running down the back of the object. The seal has a central design of a flower on a stem with scrolling leaves either side, a cross bar below and a trifurcated end. The inscription reads S' LETICIE . BODE [The seal of Leticia Bode]. The object has a mid grey pattina. No similar seals have yet been found nor any reference to a Leticia Bode during this period.Dimensions: length: 26.16 mm; width: 19.23 mm; thickness: 8.02 mm; weight: 9.39g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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