Record ID: WILT-3148B4
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy pointed oval seal matrix, measuring 31.2x19.1mm and weighing 6.43g. It is 2mm thick. The matrix depicts a crowned Madonna feeding child ('Maria Lactans') above an arch, below which a figure faces left, praying. A comparison for this image can be seen on a seal matrix from Dunnington, North Yorkshire, IHS-E06142. The motif is one of the most popular images of the Virgin Mary during the 14th and 15th century, and disappears around 1550. The legend, especially the second half, is extremely worn: SIGILL SI ..... I The reverse of the seal matrix has a pierced,…
Created on: Friday 1st August 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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