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Description: | A cast copper-alloy seal matrix of medieval date (14th century AD). The matrix is of circular form, set on a hexagonally faceted stem which terminates with a lis-shaped loop. The die features a central motif surrounded by a impersonal legend. The legend reads '* ALLAS : IE : SV : PRIYS', (translated): 'Alas, I am caught/taken', a common legend (see for example Harvey and McGuiness 1996, 89; ref. 82). The central device depicts a bird taking a rabbit with a talon to the back, craning its neck to envelope the head and attack it with its beak.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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