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SEAL MATRIX
Unique ID: SWYOR-66D3F4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A small, cast copper alloy seal matrix dating from the Medieval period, about AD 1250 - 1400. The face of the seal matrix is oval. The device is of a flat topped shield blazoned with a bend (diagonal stripe from top left to bottom right, on the impression) on which are three or four overlapping marks, which are not clear enough to identify. The handle is conical, with a circular suspension loop at the top. The loop has a U shaped groove in the centre of the upper edge. The matrix is 11.6mm long, 9.7mm wide and 12.5mm high. It weighs 2.48gm. Compare HAMP-965776.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 11.6 mm
Height: 12.5 mm
Width: 9.7 mm
Weight: 2.48 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st June 2013 - Sunday 30th June 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2158
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Bedford (Unitary Authority)
District: Bedford (Unitary Authority)
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