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Description: | A fragment of a post-Medieval copper-alloy 'fob' seal matrix (1700-1800).This fragment is the terminal and part of the handle. It has a suspension loop with a knop/nipple/pimple at the apex. The surviving part of the handle is sub-lozenge in plan. Each face of the handle is similar and consists of a scrolled floriated symmetrical design. Close to the bottom there is a quatrefoil of pellets.This gilded seal matrix has a brown patina with green corrosion products. It has a transverse break which is old.Height: 21.5mm; width: 13.7mm; thickness: 6.6mm; outer diameter of loop: 7.2mm. Weight: 3.84g.Compare with: LANCUM-94C1F7.A variety of post-Medieval seal matrices have been published (Bailey 2000: 25-31).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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