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Description: | Copper alloy seal matrix. Cast matrix with a handle comprising a flat trefoil top with its larger lobe bearing a drilled hole of diameter 3mm, slightly countersunk to either side by wear, above a bifurcated handle which terminates in a pelta-shaped element above a deeply grooved collar. The collar abuts the oval matrix itself, which bears a three lettered monogram, possibly GSB, on a slanting panel within a laurel leaf border. The handle is bent, probably with some force. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1750-1850.Height: 35.5mm, Diameter (matrix - long axis): 21.5mm, Thickness (mid point of handle): 2.4mm, Weight: 16.02gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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