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Description: | A cast copper alloy multi-die seal matrix of post-medieval date. The seal matrix has a square central body with a circular perforation through the middle. From the centre of each side of the central body extends a double-collared stem; on two opposing sides these stem terminate above the second collar, on the other two opposing side they extend into a fluted stem that widens out to the oval face of a seal die. One die depicts a waisted fleur-de-lys design, the other a heart with an arrow-like design extending upwards from the top of the heart. There may be two letters within the heart, possibly an 'S / -' however the stamp of the die is worn and faint and it is not possible to ascertain the exact design.Several other multi-die seal matrices have been recorded on this database, for example HAMP-628804, WILT-BBFFBB and SOM-76F867. Many have four dies, and it is quite possible that the example recorded here has lost two dies, although the terminals of the two arms are rounded and smooth. Such multi-die matrices tend to be attributed a 17th-century date (see Read 1988, 152; 1030, 1031).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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SEAL MATRIX
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