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Description: | A Medieval copper-alloy seal matrix.The circular matrix bears the incised central image of a rabbit or hare facing right. There is no inner circle separating the device and the inscription. The inscription is partly lost to edge damage, but the letters VE SV can be read, enabling the fragments of the three letters at the start to be reconstructed and the full inscription to be read as * PRIVE SV (I am private), a common anonymous inscription. The faceted handle extends vertically upwards from behind the printing face, tapering along its length. This is surmounted by the slightly wider loop handle, whose straight sides converge towards an apex point.The seal matrix is 19.8mm in length, 15.6mm wide and weighs 4.67 grams. Anonymous seal matrices were most popular in the 14th century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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