Record ID: NLM-C70F81
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy medieval seal matrix. The flat pointed-oval matrix has a device of a lion passant in the centre. Around the edge is the legend S’GIL GERTI: KOLAND. The legend begins with a short cross and ends with a fleur-de-lis. The reverse of the matrix has an integral loop with a circular perforation. The length is 31.34mm, the width is 20.7mm, and the weight is 9.26g.
Created on: Thursday 17th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cottam', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-BD1432
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy circular seal matrix, with conical hexagonal handle, and lozenge shaped loop. There are file marks on the loop The circular matrix has a central device of a crouched squirrel facing right (left in impression) within a plain rectangular border with two trefoils projecting from each side, all within a beaded border. 14th century. Length 20.14mm, diameter 17.18mm, width of loop 6.76mm, thickness of loop 3.00mm, internal diameter of loop 3.2mm, weight 6.84g.
Created on: Tuesday 11th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: IHS-961094
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy, vesica shaped seal matrix, plain back with raised midrib and suspension loop at top of same. Device: on the right, a standing monk facing the viewer and holding staff surmounted by a cross, the latter forming the opening cross of the legend. The monk's face and tonsure are visible, as is the hood on his back. In front and to the left of him kneel three people. The individual at the monk's feet may be a child, its hands joined in prayer; it is not possible to determine gender. Device separated from legend by a neat beaded line; outer edge and any line lost. Measurements…
Created on: Tuesday 27th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: IHS-E0E2D2
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The bottom half of a copper alloy, vesica-shaped (pointed oval) seal matrix. Device of the lower half of a standing female figure. She wears a long gown that reaches her feet; only the toes of her pointed shoes are visible. Over this she wears a second gown of mid-calf length, on which the remains of a split-tailed heraldic lion rampant are visible (head missing). Over all this she wears a floor-length cloak with an uneven interior surface. Her arms are not visible. The space between the figure and the line outlining the central area is filled by elegant scrolls growing from the line …
Created on: Tuesday 6th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 27th February 2020
No spatial data available.

Record ID: DENO-EEAD76
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy seal matrix, circular disc with suspension loop on the reverse. This is very worn and little detail can be made out. The central device is of a male head with hand raised before face, perhaps in prayer. Little of the legend is discernible, only [...] I [...] P I [...] (?). The size of the lettering suggests there are perhaps 15+ letters. There is a raised rib running across the centre of the reverse which expands into a suspension loop at one end, corresponding with the top of the head, and presumably with the start of the legend on the obverse. Dark green patchy patina. M…
Created on: Friday 26th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: IHS-BA08A1
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A circular copper alloy seal matrix, hexagonal waisted handle terminating in triple collar and circular suspension loop with circular perforation above. Device: on the left, the Madonna seated on her throne, facing slightly right. She wears a long gown and ornate crown, and holds the child Jesus on her knee. The Child's left hand is raised in blessing, palm to the viewer, and his right seems to rest across his waist. On the right of the seal, a kneeling figure, bare-headed and clean-shaven, but not tonsured. His two hands are joined in prayer before him. At the bottom of the scene, a r…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: IHS-3BABB5
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy circular seal matrix, back plain other than suspension loop intact at top of midrib. Device of on the left, falconer's arm, clad in a striped sleeve, holding a bird of prey (in profile) on his wrist. The falconer's hand is roughly in the middle of the seal; the bird faces left. Device separated from legend by a neat beaded line; a similar line marks the outer edge of the matrix face. The inscription reads *S'DIONISIE DE STVTEVILE (Latin: The Seal of Dionysia (Denise) de Stutevile). Measurements: 23 mm diameter, 7 mm high to top of loop; weight 12.7 g.
Created on: Wednesday 17th August 2005
Last updated: Monday 20th January 2020
No spatial data available.

Record ID: IHS-65B358
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy vesica-shaped (pointed oval) seal matrix, back plain and flat other than suspension loop intact at top of raised midrib. Device of "A pelican in her piety", i.e., a female pelican, here perching on the edge of her nest, pecking at her breast in order to draw the blood (illustrated) with which she feeds her three chicks in the nest below. The nest rests at the top of a tree, whose trunk stops just short of the lettering area, ending in a point; the whole occupies about half of the available area, whilst the pelican's body runs up the right-hand side, with the bend in her…
Created on: Sunday 7th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-E22414
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy personal seal matrix, pointed oval shaped. The central device is foliate decoration based on a simple S-shape. The legend reads + S':EDVSE.[-]: WILL'. A raised rib runs down the centre of the reverse, but doesn't quite reach to either end, and there is a large sub-rectagular loop with small hole (diameter c.2.4mm) at one end of the rib. Length 42.43mm, width 26.40mm, thickness (including loop) 11.78mm, thickness (not including the loop, but including the mid-rib) 4.8mm, weight 27.46g. The first name is Edusa, a woman's name used in the 12th and 13th centuries …
Created on: Wednesday 20th July 2005
Last updated: Monday 21st June 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-50C382
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy pointed oval personal seal matrix, 13th or 14th century. The central device is of a bird of prey perched on a gloved arm. The legend reads * S' ROBERTI DE SCASEBREC (Seal of Robert of Scasebrec). A raised rib runs the length of the centre of the reverse, with a loop towards one end of the rib. Length 32.82mm, width 20.36mm, thickness (including loop) 6.54mm, weight 7.91g. Scasebrec may possibly be Scarisbrick in Lancashire.
Created on: Wednesday 13th July 2005
Last updated: Monday 19th October 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: IHS-2568C1
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy oval seal matrix, originally gilded, of which some 80% remains. Hexagonal waisted handle terminating in a quatrefoliar suspension loop with similar-shaped aperture. Device of the bust of a man in profile, facing right. Man has wavy hair reaching to the nape of his neck and short beard. Device separated from legend by a neat line; a similar line marks the outer edge of the matrix. Measurements: 17.5 mm x 21 mm; weight 7.9 g.
Created on: Monday 23rd May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: NLM-C5DDA7
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn double-sided lead seal matrix. The matrix has a motif and legend on both faces, but both are difficult to read. One face of the seal has a crescent with a star below it. The legend reads R'ROB[]ANON. The first name is Robert and the second name is probably a surname. The central device of the reverse face is possibly a stylised flower with a pair of leaves. The legend reads []TORI[]DHG . It is likely that the TORI is part of PASTORIS which means shepherd, or perhaps more likely PISTORIS which means baker.The length is 26.7mm, the width is 22.7mm and the weight is 10.38g.
Created on: Thursday 19th May 2005
Last updated: Sunday 26th January 2020
No spatial data available.

Record ID: NLM-C5C544
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn cast lead seal matrix. The flat pointed oval matrix has a stylised fleur-de-lis as the central device. The legend around the edge starts in the middle of the curved side. It reads SI[........]G[...]LLI[........]GER. The last name is likely to be Roger, but the rest of the legend is illegible from the few remaining letters. The reverse of the matrix is flat and has no attachment loop. The length is 34.9mm, the width is 23.1mm and the weight is 17.68g.
Created on: Thursday 19th May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: NLM-C5BCB5
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and slightly misshapen lead seal matrix. The flat pointed oval matrix has a fleur-de-lis motif in the centre. The legend around the edge is incomplete but reads +S [....] ROGER [....] FIL' ROBT [....] . The back of the matrix has the remains of an integral lug that is now squashed flat into the matrix. The surviving length is 33.1mm, the width is 20.7mm and the weight is 29.48g.
Created on: Thursday 19th May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: IHS-9050C4
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A broad, kite-shield shaped lead seal matrix, curved at the top and with a pointed base, plain flat back other than raised midrib and suspension loop intact at top of same. Damage to lower right-hand edge of matrix face, partially obliterating letters. Device of a short sword, whose handle comprises three limbs of a rounded-ended cross. In the two angles between the horizontal limbs and the "blade", an iris petal emerges. Device separated from legend by a neat line; a similar line may have marked the outer edge of the matrix. Inscription reads +S ISABELL'· DE· BA___ORP: (The Se…
Created on: Monday 16th May 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 29th January 2020
No spatial data available.

Record ID: IHS-3C5A73
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A copper alloy seal matrix with tapering hexagonal handle with triple collar above and trefoliar suspension loop with trefoliar perforation. Unusually a short length of hexagonal handle is visible between the collar and the suspension loop. Handle broken as illustrated; discovered in the same field a few weeks apart and now re-united. Six-pointed star marks the top. Device of two agricultural implements, crossed. The item starting in the bottom left-hand corner is a simplified plough (the cross at the end represents the guiding handle, the short cross-piece is parallel to …
Created on: Thursday 12th May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: IHS-111783
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A circular copper alloy seal matrix with a hexagonal handle terminating in a triple collar with rhomboid suspension loop above. Loop has quadrifoliar perforation; two marks indicate top of matrix face. Device: a merchant's mark, consisting of a triangle and cross staff design. From the middle of the triangle's base line rises a staff topped with a three-tailed pennant (tails to right) and cross paty; both of these are above the top of the triangle, in the lettering area. The line of the staff within the bounds of the isosceles triangle has a dot on it at the mid-point. From the same ba…
Created on: Tuesday 10th May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: IHS-7E0D56
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy circular seal matrix with hexagonal waisted handle terminating in a double collar topped by a trefoliar suspension loop with trefoliar perforation. Five spots on reverse indicate the top. Device of a shield of arms, suspended from a peg, bearing unknown colour, two unidentified quadrupeds, a chief paly of six, colours unknown. A neat circle divides the device from the lettering, and a similar circle marks the outer edge of the matrix. Measurements: 19 mm diameter, 31 mm high; weight 14.2 g.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: IHS-016AC0
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead circular seal matrix, design of beaded branch splitting into three on reverse, originating at the broken lug at the top. Part of design has been scraped off. Device of a regular compass-flower style quatrefoil with a pellet in the space made by each angle. Parts of the quatrefoil show evidence for the design originally being outlined by a double line (i.e., the quatrefoil is actually two concentric quatrefoils). Measurements: 28 mm diameter; weight 10 g.
Created on: Wednesday 27th April 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: IHS-014873
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead circular seal matrix, plain flat back, broken suspension loop projecting above top of same. Device of a group of flowers arranged in the shape of a fleur-de-lys, where the three "petals" have become fern-like fronds; the two side ones curving inwards and the centre one pointing straight up. Between these three are two slimmer sprays of fern-like foliage. An irregular line separates the device area from the legend, and part of a similar line is visible at the outer edge of the matrix. Measurements: 37 mm x 47 mm (to top of broken suspension loop); weight 40.5 g.
Created on: Wednesday 27th April 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.