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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: Medieval flat lead seal matrix, dating to the 13th century. It has been cast and then engraved. Only approximately half of the matrix remains.

The reverse of the matrix is flat and undecorated. The matrix was originally a pointed-oval shape, but only the lower portion remains. The break of the matrix is not recent as the surface of the break is the same colour as the faces of the seal matrix. The device is a fleur-de-lis. The legend reads [ ]FIL GALFRIDI LE MA[ ]. The first letter 'F' is not certain, but two horizontal bars are visible, and 'FIL' means 'Son of' which is found on seal matrices. It is possibly unlikely to be the end of 'SIGIL' when looking at the position of the word on the matrix, almost a quarter of the legend would be for 'SIGIL' which would be widely spaced, and then the rest of the letters of the legend are close together. The name 'GALFRIDI' is a Latinized version of Geoffrey, a common name in the 13th century. The matrix therefore may read '[ ] son of Geoffrey the [ ]'.

The matrix measures 20.83mm long, 27.37mm wide and 2.05mm thick. It weighs 5.82g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Warwickshire
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: 106992
Old ref: WAW-E9DBF3
Filename: WAW-E9DBF3 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/75071
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/75071/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/106992
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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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