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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy seal matrix of post-medieval date. The die of the matrix is oval with an oval sectioned handle extending from the reverse. The handle tapers to a narrowed waist before flaring out to the worn remains of a lobed terminal. The bottom aspects of three loops are visible though more may have originally existed. The die itself is bears the initials BI with a six-pointed star above. The metal has a dark-reddish-brown patina and is worn. The seal matrix is 15.8mm tall, the handle is 12.8mm wide x 2mm thick, the die is 14.5mm in diameter and it weighs 3.1g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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