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Record ID: NMS14
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Pb seal matrix, pointed oval but with rather rounded top. 35x24mm. Raised rib on reverse with unpierced lug at upper end. Central motif is inverted lis. Inscription is engraved the correct way round (cast in mirror-writing).
Created on: Wednesday 25th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORFOLK BINTREE', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS44
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Circular seal matrix diam.19mm, hexagonally facetted handle, rising to a double collared neck with pierced trefoil handle. 2 heads back-to-back: female faces left, male faces right. Surrounded by tressure. Cast.
Created on: Thursday 2nd November 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORFOLK CRANWORTH', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS202
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
AE seal matrix, hexagonally facetted conical handle with broken pierced terminal. Circular, 14mm. Bearded and hooded bust facing left, with unidentified object behind or springing from head. * PRIVE SVV (I am private). CAST
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORFOLK TACOLNESTON', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS985
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
MED Lead seal matrix, flat with pierced lug at top. Oval (lower half missing), 27 (at least) x 23 mm. An ?anchor. + S’ MAt ... ... ... VRSI · (Seal of Matthew ?). CAST.
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SNETTISHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS922
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
MED Ae seal matrix, hexagonally facetted conical handle with collared pierced terminal. Circular, 16 mm. A squirrel sejant. * PRIVESV · (I am private). 14th cent.
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'ALDEBY', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS946
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
MED Ae seal matrix, hexagonally facetted conical handle with collared pointed terminal with trefoil perforation. Oval, 20 x 17 mm. A pelican in her piety. * SVM PELICANVS DEI (I am a pelican of God).
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'EMNETH', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS1063
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
MED Lead seal matrix, flat with break at top. Lozengiform, 28 x 25 mm. Cross pomme. * S’IVLIAN hARALD (Seal of Julian Harald).
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'COLKIRK', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS1606
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval silver seal matrix, hexagonally faceted conical handle, broken, terminal missing, four small punched dots near top edge of reverse. Circular die, 18 mm diameter. Central device is a single-masted ship with rigging and furled sail, the cross at the beginning of the inscription engraved so that it appears to be flying from the top of the ship's mast. The ship sits on a wavy sea. The inscription reads + :RVMMILOV: Compare BH-C61148 and IHS-CEDD31; the former has a very similar inscription which has been interpreted as a variant of the sailor's chant Heave Ho, Rumbelow. Reaney…
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2003
Last updated: Tuesday 15th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SALLE', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS1331
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
MED Lead seal matrix, flat with flattened pierced lug at top. Pointed-oval, 26 x 20mm. Damaged and obscure design. Cast relief design on reverse of a very stylised downward-pointing fleur-de-lis. + S’ IOHIS + AMY (Seal of John Amy, trapezoidal block as filler at end of inscription).
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'STOKESBY WITH HERRINGBY', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS1314
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
MED Ae seal matrix, flat with pierced lug containing iron corrosion on reverse. Pointed oval, 25 x 13mm. A bird with downward curving neck & two thin curving strands held in beak. +CREDEI * IC IOhI (Believe, here is (or this is) John) The bird may be the eagle of St John the Evangelist or a dove, associated with St John the Baptist. 13th cent.
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'STANFIELD', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS1682
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval copper-alloy pointed-oval seal matrix, 30 x 18mm. Flat with pierced lug on reverse, friable, harder corrosion in part of the legend and central motif. The central motif is an eagle displayed; the inscription reads + CRAS DACOR NON OIC. 14th century. Malcolm Jones has commented that this inscription is presumably the same as that found on brooch SUR-690FCC, which reads CRAS DABO NON HODIE. This appears to be a humorous inscription, and the record SUR-690FCC gives several parallels from England, France, Italy, Austria and Denmark. It can be translated as "Tomorrow I will giv…
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2003
Last updated: Thursday 8th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'FINCHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS1689
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
MED Ae seal matrix, hexagonally faceted conical handle with triple-collared pierced trefoil terminal, Circular, 22 mm. A shield bearing On a bend three lions passant. * S’ IOhIS D’FLETE (Seal of John De Flete, the inscription is interrupted by the corners of the shield). Although these arms are not recorded for Flete, a likely candidate is perhaps John Flete, Abbot of West Dereham in 1398 (Doubleday and Page 1906, 418). It may also be significant that the find-spot for this matrix lies only 7.5km from Langley Abbey, which with West Dereham and Wendling comprise the only Premon…
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'THURLTON', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS1659
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
MED Lead seal matrix, flat with square-sectioned pierced lug at top. Circular, 32 mm. curling stalk with central flower. Engraved line around border on reverse. + SIGILL’ EVSTACI Id’LE’ (Seal of Eustace Idle).
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SALLE', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS1660
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
MED Lead seal matrix, flat with no lug. Circular, 23 mm. An octofoil (pierced from the reverse by secondary perforation). + S’ Ioh’ FIL’ RUE·G (Seal of John Rudge).
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SALLE', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS1696
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval Lead seal matrix, circular 26 mm. Reverse decorated with border and moulded concentric circle with a rounded pellet at the centre, slight transverse rib ending in perforated lug at top edge. Elaborate quatrefoil. + S' WILELMI ChAPMAN (Seal of William Chapman, the N is retrograde).
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2003
Last updated: Monday 19th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'POSTWICK WITH WITTON', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS1698
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval copper-alloy seal matrix, hexagonally faceted conical handle with collared pierced terminal. Circular, 18 mm. Confronted male and female busts, possible dove above and heart below. * IOSV V'IEL (I am ?).
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2003
Last updated: Monday 24th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'ORMESBY ST MARGARET WITH SCRATBY', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS1888
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
MED Lead seal matrix, flat with scar of missing lug at top. Circular, 31 mm. Octofoil with spiky holly-like leaves. + SIG' PhIL' FILII RICARD' (Seal of Phillip son of Richard, ie.Richardson).
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2003
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'ROLLESBY', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS1935
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
MED Lead seal matrix, flat with projecting pierced lug at top. Pointed oval, 39 (including lug 48mm) x 23 mm. Reverse decorated with concentric rounded ovals around longitudinal bar. Running lion with elongated rather wolf-like snout and mane. + SIGILL · RICARDI · FILI · GALFRIDI · (Seal of Richard son of Geoffrey). 13th cent.
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'COLKIRK', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS2163
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval lead seal matrix, flat fragment (just under half survives). Circular, approx.29 mm. Octofoil. ]AThILDE[ (for ?Matilda).
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2003
Last updated: Thursday 23rd January 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'BARNBY', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS2097
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
MED Ae seal matrix, flat with median rib ending in pierced lug on reverse. Circular, 24 mm. Tonsured bust of man facing right. + S’ BENET DE BOTOLFISDALE (Seal of Benet of Botesdale).
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'DISS', grid reference and parish protected.