Accession No
TEMP.03224
Description
Ecclesiastical, diamond-shaped, two-sided seal matrix of wood, carved from the whole. On one side, the die design shows a figure holding a staff. On the other side, the die design depicts the outline of a figure with a diamond-shaped, indented, border; around this are the letters ‘v b d h g r’ and, intersected by a cross at the top and bottom of the seal, ‘o t r f r o r’. The letters are not in mirror-image. Small dashes are carved into both faces and the outer edge is incised with cross-hatching. A circular perforation at the base is threaded with twisted cord.
Place
Europe
Period
?Medieval ?Post Medieval
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.03224
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood
Local Term
Measurements
55mm x 75mm
Events
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: Heather Donoghue
Description (Physical description)
Ecclesiastical, diamond-shaped, two-sided seal matrix of wood, carved from the whole. On one side, the die design shows a figure holding a staff. On the other side, the die design depicts the outline of a figure with a diamond-shaped, indented, border; around this are the letters ‘v b d h g r’ and, intersected by a cross at the top and bottom of the seal, ‘o t r f r o r’. The letters are not in mirror-image. Small dashes are carved into both faces and the outer edge is incised with cross-hatching. A circular perforation at the base is threaded with twisted cord.
Event Date 6/12/2024
Author: Heather Donoghue
FM:322486
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