File:Medieval seal matrix (FindID 182195).jpg
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[edit]Medieval seal matrix | |||
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Photographer |
Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum, Katie Hinds, 2013-01-23 16:54:18 |
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Title |
Medieval seal matrix |
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Description |
English: Medieval copper alloy circular seal matrix with a hexagonal handle terminating in a pierced loop. The loop is oval in shape and 6mm wide. The piercing is 3mm in diameter. Just below is a rib 1.7mm wide. The matrix itself is 18.6mm in diameter and the object stands 19mm in height. It weighs 6.85g and dates to the 14th century.
Three tiny punched circles in a triangle formation at the base of one of the hexagonal facets shows where the legend begins on the die. The central motif is a long-eared furry quadruped, probably a fox or a hare, sitting on what may be the fox's tail or perhaps a stool. with a staff with curled top, perhaps a crozier or shepherd's crook. The staff separates the quadruped from two birds, which are differently depicted. The one above and behind appears to have a plumed tail and a comb, and is probably a cockerel; it is standing on a trefoil leaf. The other has a straight tail and no comb, but is large, perhaps a goose. Above the cockerel is a branch. The inscription is set within beaded borders and reads *PENSET DE MOY E IE DE VV' (probably intended as PENSET DE MOY ET IE DE VOVS, meaning Think of Me and I of You). Compare seal matrix SF10350 and signet ring WILT-230A3C. A bench-end in the church of St Michael, South Brent (also known as Brent Knoll) depicts a fox dressed as a bishop, with mitre and crozier, surrounded by a variety of birds (A. Gardner 1958, Minor English Wood Sculpture 1400-1550) and has been variously interpreted. Another comparison is a secular badge in the Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum (Spencer 1990, 114 no.215, fig.303). This is described as a fox preaching to geese and shows the lower part of a fox in robes in a pulpit, with two geese in rapt attention and another two asleep, possibly lulled by the sermon. Another goose however is caught under the fox's belt. Spencer suggests this reflects the proverb 'When the fox preaches, beware your geese'. The scene of fox and birds was often used to express a hypocrisy of the religious establishment, or was also construed as symbolising the way in which the Devil uses his cunning to trap unsuspecting souls (Spencer 1990, 115). Parts of badges identical to that in the Salisbury Catalogue have been found in London. None of these parallels, however, explains the odd combination of device and amatory inscription. |
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Depicted place | (County of findspot) Hampshire | ||
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 |
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Accession number |
FindID: 182195 Old ref: WILT-41EDE6 Filename: WILT-41EDE6.jpg |
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Source |
https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/413118 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/413118/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/182195 |
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Object location | 51° 10′ 50.52″ N, 1° 37′ 34.72″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 51.180700; -1.626310 |
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File change date and time | 16:52, 23 January 2013 |
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Date metadata was last modified | 16:52, 23 January 2013 |
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