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SEAL MATRIX
Unique ID: IOW-D69815
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Medieval cast copper-alloy pedestal/pendant seal matrix (c. 1200-c. 1500 AD).
The handle is hexagonal in cross-section and tapers upwards to sub-circular suspension loop. There is a collar dividing the handle from the loop. The oval die measures 25.27 x 20.39mm and depicts a forward facing figure of St Andrew in a loose fitting garment drawn in at the waist. The wrists and ankles are tied to a cross saltire supported by an arched platform. Below the platform there may have been a praying figure. However, this area is corroded and illegible. At each side of the waist there is an open crown and the field contains cross-hatching. From an impression, the surrounding inscription starts from bottom left and possibly reads:
_SILL P P SIO_ _ _GI _ WILLS hENRICIA _NOPS (NOPS over head)
This seal matrix has a dark green patina with small areas of corrosion.
Height: 22.74mm. Weight: 12.35g.
Similar seal matrices depicting St Andrew on a saltire cross have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database: IHS-D6B0D6 and YORYM-4498A5.
Class:
pedestal/pendant
Sub class: Oval
Inscription:
_SILL P P SIO_ _ _GI _ WILLS hENRICIA _NOPS
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 22.74 mm
Width: 25.27 mm
Thickness: 20.39 mm
Weight: 12.35 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2012-4-71
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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