Accession No
TEMP.03226.1
Description
Flat seal matrix of copper alloy. Circular face with a sloping loop of metal welded to the reverse to provide a handle, with small circular perforation at top. A person is depicted in the centre of the die with an inscription around their head; a plain band separates the central design from the outer inscription.
Place
Europe
Period
?Medieval ?Post Medieval
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.03226.1
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy
Local Term
Measurements
28mm x 14mm x 28mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Reverse of card mount printed 'Meetings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society for the year 1846-47'
Event Date
Author: Heather Donoghue
Context (Related Documents)
Handwritten on mount for TEMP.03226.1-2: 'Forgod seal LIX'
Event Date
Author: Heather Donoghue
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)
Flat seal matrix of copper alloy. Circular face with a sloping loop of metal welded to the reverse to provide a handle, with small circular perforation at top. A person is depicted in the centre of the die with an inscription around their head; a plain band separates the central design from the outer inscription.
Event Date 6/12/2024
Author: Heather Donoghue
Context (Found together / assemblage)
Seal TEMP.03226.1 previously tied to card mount, with TEMP.03226.2, using string.
Event Date 9/12/2024
Author: Heather Donoghue
FM:322488
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