File:An enhanced and reverse image of a seal matrix. (FindID 64601).jpg

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An enhanced and reverse image of a seal matrix.
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Angie Bolton, 2004-04-26 15:50:03
Title
An enhanced and reverse image of a seal matrix.
Description
English: The seal matrix is made from copper alloy which has been cast, and then the legend and possibly the device has been engraved.


In plan the matrix has a pointed oval base. The reverse is a flat-back type with an integral loop protruding from the upper surface at one tip and a slight high relief ridge from tip to tip. From each pointed tip the matrix base is 24.5mm and is 13.6mm wide.
The device appears to be a a bird feeding a younger bird. The bird has a long tail which protrudes the border to the legend. The legend and device is very abraded, therefore there is no detail visible on the matrix or its impression.

These shaped and sized seals tend to be most common in the 13th and 14th centuries.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Worcestershire
Date between 1200 and 1400
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1200-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 64601
Old ref: WAW-2B6362
Filename: WAW-2B6362-enhanced.jpg
Credit line
The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/23806
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/23806/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/64601
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Object location52° 06′ 36″ N, 2° 05′ 29″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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