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An impression of a Medieval seal matrix.
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Angie Bolton, 2005-09-19 11:54:54
Title
An impression of a Medieval seal matrix.
Description
English: The object is an impersonal Medieval seal matrix, dating to the 14th century. The matrix has a hexagonally faceted conical handle. It is made from cast copper alloy and then has been engraved.

The stem or handle of the matrix terminates with a large oval loop. The die is circular, and has the device of a long-eared hare which is crouched on all fours. The legend starts with an asterisk and reads *SOHOV SCVT, a hunting cry for a hare. Dr. Malcom Jones (pers comm) comments... '"scut" is a late ME word meaning 'hare' (preserved in modern English as the technical term for the animal's tail).

The matrix measures 15.68mm long and the base is 13.78mm diameter. It weighs 3.46g. Compare SUR-59DDE5.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Warwickshire
Date between 1300 and 1400
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1300-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 106979
Old ref: WAW-E997F4
Filename: WAW-E997F4 Impression.jpg
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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/75067
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/75067/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/106979
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution-ShareAlike License version 4.0 (verified 23 November 2020)
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Object location52° 03′ 23.04″ N, 1° 32′ 11.72″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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