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Description: | Part of a copper-alloy seal matrix, dating from the Medieval period.The top portion of the pointed-oval matrix survives, with the apex loop extending upwards from the flat reverse. Nothing remains of the central image, and the legend is unclear. The break is angled, worn and there is a suggestion of a central piercing. Length: 20.8mm; width: 22.4mm. thickness: 7.8mm. Weight: 5.35g.It is likely that this matrix has been deliberately broken, in order to render it unusable. For other examples of this practice, see PAS records BH-56F3E0 and SUSS-775302.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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