File:Seal Matrix, Unfinished, Pope Gregory the Great (FindID 89475).jpg

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Seal Matrix: Unfinished, Pope Gregory the Great
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I. Szymanski, I.H. Szymanski, 2005-03-07 20:17:11
Title
Seal Matrix: Unfinished, Pope Gregory the Great
Description
English: Copper alloy vesica-shaped (pointed oval) seal matrix, back unseen. Device of a tonsured monk in Benedictine garb standing on a plinth, holding a book in his right hand, a papal crozier (three cross-pieces just below hook of crozier) in his left. An eight-pointed star is on the right of the figure, an upwards-facing crescent on the left, both approximately at the monk's hip height. Figure is Pope Gregory the Great (540-604). Device in very good condition, separated from the legend area by a fine line. No evidence of any lettering ever having been present. Measurements: approx. 72 mm x 84 mm [Note that this is a scan of the matrix face?]
Depicted place (County of findspot) West Sussex
Date between 1530 and 1570
date QS:P571,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1530-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1570-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 89475
Old ref: IHS-CB31F4
Filename: 84GregoryMatrix.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/53647
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/53647/recordtype/artefacts
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/89475
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution-ShareAlike License version 4.0 (verified 22 November 2020)
Object location50° 48′ 19.8″ N, 0° 34′ 43.22″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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