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Medieval seal matrix (manipulated images)c
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Helen Geake, 2016-11-23 14:51:07
Title
Medieval seal matrix (manipulated images)c
Description
English: Medieval copper alloy seal matrix depicting the head of John the Baptist with a personal name around the outside: S' E L ** I S..). The loop of the seal matrix is broken off. Diameter: 16.36mm, height: 11.04mm; weight; 4.95g.

Helen Geake writes: From the photograph this appears to be of the type with a conical handle,but that most of the handle is missing. When the image is manipulated slightly the central image becomes clearer, but appears to be that of a profile bust with neck and collar, rather than the head of John the Baptist. It is enclosed within a narrow grooved circle, and outside is the inscription * IE SV SEL V (I am a seal v). The V may be simply a space-filler; there is a further oblique space-filling line beyond it. Anonymous seal matrices such as these tend to be dated to the 14th century.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Cambridgeshire
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: 239833
Old ref: CAM-3F1AC5
Filename: CAM3F1AC5seal.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/591655
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/591655/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/239833
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Object location52° 08′ 42.36″ N, 0° 19′ 50.39″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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