Record ID: WMID-928FD1
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast lead alloy seal matrix, of Medieval date (c. AD 1250 - c. AD 1350). The seal matrix is flat and circular, with a sub-circular lug on the reverse with a rectangular cross-section. The lug has been pierced centrally with a sub-circular hole 2.04 mm in diameter. The lug is on a ridge which acts as an orientation device to ensure that the seal matrix is placed the right way up in the wax. Two horizontal ridges are present at the top of the ridge, to indicate the top. The die depicts a seven pointed star, created from intersecting incised lines. The inscription surrou…
Created on: Wednesday 30th January 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 25th November 2015
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