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Medieval seal matrix: impersonal (profile).
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Angie Bolton, 2007-05-17 09:38:06
Title
Medieval seal matrix: impersonal (profile).
Description
English: An impersonal Medieval seal matrix. The matrix is a pyramid type, made from cast copper alloy which has then been engraved. In plan the matrix base is circular. The reverse of the matrix has a hexagonal sectioned stem which terminates with lozenge shaped lug with a circular perforation at the centre. The base of the matrix has a border of fine oblique grooves, similar to feathering. Within this border there is, in a row, a; branch, y and cruciform cross. The matrix measures 27.5mm long, and 16.86mm diameter. It weighs 9.1g. The surface of the matrix has a well developed dark green. The seal matrix dates to the Medieval period. It is after c. 1300 smaller impersonal circular based seal matrices are most common (Harvey, P.D.A. and McGuinness, A. 1996 A Guide to British Medieval Seals British Library and Public Record Office, p. 88-89). Matrices with a single letter and branches become more frequent in the 15th century (ibid p. 93).
Depicted place (County of findspot) Warwickshire
Date between 400 and 1500
Accession number
FindID: 180309
Old ref: WAW-C077A8
Filename: WAW-C077A8.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/138380
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/138380/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/180309
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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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