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SEAL MATRIX
Unique ID: SWYOR-71577C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A lead Medieval seal matrix dating from about AD 1200 - 1400. It is a pointed oval in plan and the central motif is a cross with a short angled line in each angle. The legend reads: "+ S' MICHAEL' CISSO[-]" (seal of Michael ?Cisso[-]). The inscription is separated from the central motif by a single line border, but the matrix face is very worn and rounded, and this line is not visible everywhere. The reverse is plain. The matrix is 34.1mm long, 21.9mm wide and 4.3mm thick. 15.53g.
Inscription:
+ S' MICHAEL' CISSO[-]
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 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 43.1 mm
Width: 21.9 mm
Thickness: 4.3 mm
Weight: 15.53 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2017 - Sunday 31st December 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 3007
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Eggborough (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE5722
Four figure Latitude: 53.69134606
Four figure longitude: -1.13829416
1:25K map: SE5722
1:10K map: SE52SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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