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Description: | An incomplete and misshapen post-Medieval copper-alloy 'fob' or pendant seal matrix (c. 1700-c. 1800).The intaglio or die is missing.The frame is hollow pyramidal in form and is stepped on the upper part. Circumferential decoration at the top and bottom consists of bud or foliate motifs. The apex has radiating grooves forming a star shape.A separate loop ending in two upturned terminals is attached to the top of the frame. At the top of this loop a stub is all that remains of a suspension loop.This seal matrix is reddish brown with green and off-white corrosion products. There are flecks of gilding on the outer face.Height: 26.0mm; width: 22.2mm; thickness: 14.4mm. Weight: 5.66g.Compare with similar shaped seal matrices: BERK-5D5467; IOW-66EAB7; IOW-957228 and SF-785572.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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