Record ID: NMGW-2F0032
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval lead seal matrix. The matrix has a pointed oval shape and unusually, is flat with no lug or rib on the reverse. Presumably the matrix was either set within a frame or had a soldered lug on the reverse, which has now been lost. The face is in good condition and the inscription implies it is a personal seal. The inscription reads: +S’IOH DE FELDMVL’ Seal of Joh(n) of Feldmul… At the centre of the die is another pointed oval containing a wheat-sheaf motif with its mirror image beneath.
Created on: Friday 20th June 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-AE9246
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Complete seal matrix in excellent condition. The seal matrix is flat with a raised rib running along the reverse incorporating a pierced lug at its apex. The matrix is a pointed oval shape and is the personal seal of a cleric of 13th or 14th century date. The central motif depicts the Virgin Mary with child, flanked by two candlesticks above a praying cleric. The surrounding legend reads:
Created on: Tuesday 8th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-E51BC1
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Recorded at the Hidden Treasure Finds Day at National Museums & Galleries of Wales. Medieval copper alloy seal matrix, probably dating to between c. 1280 and 1350. The matrix is comparatively small and is a pointed oval shape. The rear of the matrix has a perforated lug, positioned at the top of the matrix, and a slight rib running along its length. The carries an inscription in Lombardic capitals reading: + T I M E T E D E V M . ‘Fear God’. The central motif appears to depict a bird with a long beak above a crescent.
Created on: Tuesday 28th October 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-98B732
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval lead personal seal matrix, probably of 14th century date. The matrix is flat and circular and had a pierced lug on the reverse, now broken. Beneath the lug is a central raised rib, flanked by two U-shaped tendrils, forming a fleur-de-lis motif. The seal die has some damage, and much of the edge has been lost. The central device on the die depicts an eight petalled flower with rounded ends. The surrounding inscription is difficult to discern, but may read: * S' WALT' FIL ...PEITH (?) (Seal of Walter, son of ...peith)
Created on: Tuesday 30th March 2004
Last updated: Monday 17th February 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-66BDB7
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy seal matrix, shield-shaped and with a length of 21.5mm, a width of 16.8mm, a thickness of 1.9mm and a weight of 2.4g. The rear of the die is near-flat with a low and subtle vertical rib running down the centre. There is the suggestion of an adhesion or solder on the surface of the rear. The front of the die has a beaded border, within which is an encircling legend, now difficult to read. The letters are apparently cast rather than punched. A suggested interpretation may be suggested: *S' ELVEI CLERICI (Seal of Elvei, Cleric or Elvei Clerk). The V may possibly…
Created on: Monday 26th January 2015
Last updated: Monday 19th October 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-5AF1AD
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy seal matrix of Medieval date (AD 1200-1400). The seal matrix is sub-oval in plan (16.3mm x 15.2mm in diameter) with much of the die face edge missing in old damage. The handle is fluted and tapering, missing the terminal, but was likely trefoil in design with a dilled perforation (surviving overall height of 18.7mm). The die face depicts an engraved squirrel facing right with a bushy tail curving over the body towards the squirrel’s head. The squirrel is stylistic with crude front and hind legs visible as well as the squirrel’s head and snout. Trace…
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2022
Last updated: Saturday 5th February 2022
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