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Description: | A complete silver seal matrix. The matrix has a trefoil openwork handle with a hexagonally faceted conical stem at the back of the die. The die is oval with a deeply incised design of a sheaf of wheat. The loops of the trefoil element are drop-shaped and there is a small knop nat the top of the upper loop and one either side at the base of the two bottom loops.Date: Late Post Medieval to Modern - 18th to 19th CenturyDimensions: 24.58 mm x 16.95 mm x 14.80 mmWeight: 5.67 gThis matrix cannot be securely dated to before 1714 (Judy Rudoe, pers. comm. 2015) and therefore it has not been submitted as potential treasure
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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