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A Medieval Seal Matrix
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Susheela Burford, 2020-08-13 12:39:25
Title
A Medieval Seal Matrix
Description
English: An incomplete copper alloy seal matrix dating to the Medieval period (c. AD 1300-1400). The object has a hexagonally faceted conical handle, terminating in a rounded suspension loop above a single ridge. The suspension loop is pierced with a circular hole. The die is engraved with the head of a stag, facing forward, with a cross between its antlers. The stag with a cross is associated with Saint Eustace and Saint Hubert (Baker 2020; Booth 2016). The ede of the matrix is chipped thus obscuring much of the legend. The remains of the legend read: [...] STIS [...]. The object has a dark green patina. 

Comparable examples with the same design but different inscriptions include: SF-261A16 and NCL-8172E9. Leahy and Lewis (2018: 139) comment that some seal matrices were not made for certain individuals but rather produced with standard designs for general consumption, this example appears to be one of those. 

The overall dimensions are as follows: 21.04mm in length, 15.23mm in diameter and 4.24g in weight. 

References:

Baker, A (2020) NCL-8172E9: A MEDIEVAL SEAL MATRIX

Web page available at: <a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/989138">https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/989138</a> 

[Accessed: May 15, 2020 3:28:15 PM]

Leahy, K. and Lewis, M. (2018) Finds Identified, Greenlight Publishing: Witham.

Booth, A (2016) SF-261A16: A MEDIEVAL SEAL MATRIX 

Web page available at: <a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/807424">https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/807424</a> 

[Accessed: May 15, 2020 3:27:56 PM]

Depicted place (County of findspot) Warwickshire
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
FindIdentifier: 1003444
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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/1112046
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1112046/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1003444
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Object location52° 12′ 30.6″ N, 1° 25′ 38.57″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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current17:38, 12 November 2020Thumbnail for version as of 17:38, 12 November 2020313 × 581 (65 KB) (talk | contribs)Portable Antiquities Scheme, WAW, FindID: 1003444-1112046, medieval, page 336, batch count 5620

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