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SEAL MATRIX
Unique ID: PAS-E6ED84
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Pointed-oval copper-alloy seal matrix. The central motif is of a forward facing angel, with lowered outreached arms, and four wings; two wings cross, across the body; the other two are shown vertically placed, behind the body. The legend around starts with an initial cross and then S' IOhANNIS LE PEITEVIN (Seal of John the Poitevin). The final N has an additional small vertical bar. The legend is shown within a beaded border. The reverse of the object is flat and undecorated, but has a rounded suspension loop towards the top of the matrix.
Le Peitevin is a known family name and features in medieval documents, but Iohannis was not traced during a quick online survey. Reaney and Wilson list 'le Peitevin' under the entry for Poidevin, and note that it means a person from Poitou in France.
Class:
personal
Sub class: man
Inscription:
+ S' IOhANNIS LE PEITEVIN
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 29.92 mm
Width: 20.7 mm
Thickness: 8.21 mm
Weight: 8.72 g
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Eaton Bray (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP9820
Four figure Latitude: 51.86997649
Four figure longitude: -0.57801354
1:25K map: SP9820
1:10K map: SP92SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reaney, P.H. and Wilson, R.M. | 1991 | A Dictionary of English Surnames | London and New York | Routledge |
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