Accession No
TEMP.02617.5
Description
Plaster seal impression of a seal matrix with a circular face. The central design depicts a shield of arms, a shield bendy with three lions rampant below and three lions rampant above, one and two. The shield is the Arms of Bohun, used by Humphrey de Bohun, fourth Earl of Hereford. The shield is surrounded by arches. The central design is separated from the inscription by a plain groove. The inscription begins with a cross pattée and reads 'S' H DE BOhVN COMITIS [HEREFORD ET CON]STABVLAR ANGLI' ('THE SEAL OF HUMPHREY DE BOHUN EARL OF HEREFORD AND CONSTABLE OF ENGLAND'). The inscription is fragmentary.
Place
?Europe; British Isles; England
Period
Medieval 13th century ?Post Medieval
Source
Neville, Richard Cornwallis (Lord Braybrooke) [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.02617.5
Cultural Affliation
Material
Plaster
Local Term
Measurements
47mm
Events
Context (Production / use)
See also TEMP.02617.3 and TEMP.02617.4, both also seals of Humphrey de Bohun.
Event Date
Author: Esther Laver
Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Esther Laver
Description (Physical description)
Plaster seal impression of a seal matrix with a circular face. The central design depicts a shield of arms, a shield bendy with three lions rampant below and three lions rampant above, one and two. The shield is the Arms of Bohun, used by Humphrey de Bohun, fourth Earl of Hereford. The shield is surrounded by arches. The central design is separated from the inscription by a plain groove. The inscription begins with a cross pattée and reads 'S' H DE BOhVN COMITIS [HEREFORD ET CON]STABVLAR ANGLI' ('THE SEAL OF HUMPHREY DE BOHUN EARL OF HEREFORD AND CONSTABLE OF ENGLAND'). The inscription is fragmentary.
Event Date 13/2/2024
Author: Esther Laver
FM:309423
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