DENO-E96A32: Post medieval fob seal with glass intaglio (possibly Roman)

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SEAL MATRIX

Unique ID: DENO-E96A32

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Post Medieval gilded copper alloy fob seal, 18th century with possible Roman orange/red stone (?cornelian) or glass intaglio. Hollow cast oval frame with three concentric raised ridges; conical handle, fluted; loop at apex broken off. The oval intaglio is of a standing female figure, naked except for a cloak down her back, with hands holding a ?bowl raised to mouth, and a one-handled pedestal-based jug with a large feather in it at her feet. The intaglio has numerous tiny pits & scratches suggesting it is glass rather than stone. Length 19.98mm, length of seal face (width) 18.79mm, width of seal face (thickness) 13.71mm, weight 3.29g.. The intaglio is probably 18th century rather than Roman.

Class: fob

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1700
Date to: AD 1800

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 19.98 mm
Width: 18.79 mm
Thickness: 13.71 mm
Weight: 3.29 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 6th October 2008 - Monday 5th January 2009

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Derby E6451

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Glass
Manufacture method: Multiple
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Springthorpe

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Recording Institution: DENO
Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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