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SEAL MATRIX
Unique ID: HAMP439
Object type certainty: Certain
Copper-alloy pointed oval personal seal matrix. Loop at back. The central motif, within a poorly-defined beaded border depicts a standing, facing bird, probably an owl. The legend around the outside reads, S' NIC OLAI LE REX (?Nicholas the King). Poorly engraved. Heavily worn.
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Inscription: S' NIC OLAI LE REX
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: AD 1200
Date to: AD 1300
Dimensions and weight
Length: 28 mm
Width: 17 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Decoration method: Engraved [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: South East And London
County: Hampshire
District: Winchester
To be known as: HAMPSHIRE CORHAMPTON AND MEONSTOKE
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]
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Created:
Monday 6th November 2000
Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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