A copper-alloy seal matrix, dating from the late Medieval to early post-Medieval period.<\/p>\n
The oval printing face has been incised with a Lombardic, highly stylised letter 'T', with a crown above and a pair of flanking palm fronds. The faceted handle tapers upwards from behind the printing face, before widening into a perforated lug. The artefact measures 25.5mm high, 15.1mm wide (height of printing face) and weighs 7.61g.<\/p>\n
A signet ring with stylistically similar crowned letter 'T' was found in Salisbury, where it was dated to the late 15th or 16th century (Cherry in Saunders and Saunders eds. 1991: 42\/fig. 12, no. 21).<\/p>","notes":null,"old_findID":"BH-3F6E71","id":"484940","objecttype":"SEAL MATRIX","classification":null,"subclass":null,"reuse":null,"created":"2012-01-28 13:23:51","broadperiod":"MEDIEVAL","updated":"2012-01-28 13:28:00","treasureID":null,"secwfstage":"4","secuid":"PAS4F23F6E70012DC","findofnote":null,"objecttypecert":"1","datefound1":"2012-01-07","datefound2":null,"createdBy":"97","curr_loc":null,"inscription":null,"reason":null,"subsequentAction":"Returned to finder"}],"record":[{"id":"484940","old_findID":"BH-3F6E71","uniqueID":"PAS4F23F6E70012DC","objecttype":"SEAL MATRIX","classification":null,"subclass":null,"length":null,"height":"25.5","width":"15.1","thickness":null,"diameter":null,"quantity":"1","other_ref":"Ver 12\/7 - 10","treasureID":null,"broadperiod":"MEDIEVAL","numdate1":"1450","numdate2":"1600","description":"
A copper-alloy seal matrix, dating from the late Medieval to early post-Medieval period.<\/p>\n
The oval printing face has been incised with a Lombardic, highly stylised letter 'T', with a crown above and a pair of flanking palm fronds. The faceted handle tapers upwards from behind the printing face, before widening into a perforated lug. The artefact measures 25.5mm high, 15.1mm wide (height of printing face) and weighs 7.61g.<\/p>\n
A signet ring with stylistically similar crowned letter 'T' was found in Salisbury, where it was dated to the late 15th or 16th century (Cherry in Saunders and Saunders eds. 1991: 42\/fig. 12, no. 21).<\/p>","notes":null,"reuse":null,"created":"2012-01-28 13:23:51","updated":"2012-01-28 13:28:00","secwfstage":"4","findofnote":null,"objecttypecert":"1","datefound1":"2012-01-07","datefound2":null,"inscription":null,"disccircum":null,"museumAccession":null,"subsequentAction":"1","objectCertainty":"1","dateFromCertainty":"1","dateToCertainty":"1","dateFoundFromCertainty":null,"dateFoundToCertainty":null,"subPeriodFrom":"3","subPeriodTo":"1","reason":null,"username":"jwatters","fullname":"Julian Watters","institution":"BH","usernameUpdate":"jwatters","fullnameUpdate":"Julian Watters","primaryMaterial":"Copper alloy","secondaryMaterial":null,"decoration":null,"style":null,"manufacture":"Cast","surfaceTreatment":null,"completeness":"Complete","preservation":"Good","cert":"Certain","periodFrom":"MEDIEVAL","periodTo":"POST MEDIEVAL","culture":null,"discmethod":"Metal detector","finder":null,"identifier":"Dr Martin Allen","secondaryIdentifier":null,"recorder":"Mr Julian Watters","county":"BUCKINGHAMSHIRE","parish":null,"district":"WYCOMBE","easting":null,"northing":null,"gridref":null,"fourFigure":null,"map25k":"SP7806","map10k":"SP70NE","address":null,"postcode":null,"findspotdescription":null,"lat":null,"lon":null,"knownas":"Longwick cum Ilmer","source":"From Finder","obverse_description":null,"obverse_inscription":null,"reverse_description":null,"reverse_inscription":null,"denomination":null,"degree_of_wear":null,"allen_type":null,"va_type":null,"mack":null,"reeceID":null,"die":null,"wearID":null,"moneyer":null,"revtypeID":null,"categoryID":null,"typeID":null,"tribeID":null,"status":null,"rulerQualifier":null,"denominationQualifier":null,"mintQualifier":null,"dieAxisCertainty":null,"initialMark":null,"reverseMintMark":null,"statusQualifier":null,"tribe":null,"region":null,"area":null,"ruler1":null,"ruler2":null,"period_name":null,"date_range":null,"mint_name":null,"wear":null,"die_axis_name":null,"category":null,"type":null,"emperorID":null,"mintid":null,"reverseType":null,"i":"367200","f":"Med_seal_matrix_12_7_10.jpg","imagedir":"images\/jwatters\/"}]}