Accession No
TEMP.03226.2
Description
Red wax seal impression of a circular copper alloy seal matrix (TEMP.03226.1). 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.03226.2
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wax
Local Term
Measurements
38mm x 39mm
Events
Context (Found together / assemblage)
Seal TEMP.03226.1 previously tied to card mount, with TEMP.03226.2, using string.
Event Date
Author: Heather Donoghue
Context (Related Documents)
Handwritten on mount: 'Forgod seal LIX'
Event Date
Author: Heather Donoghue
Context (Display)
Seal mounted on reverse of card printed 'Meetings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society for the year 1846-47'
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)
Red wax seal impression of a circular copper alloy seal matrix (TEMP.03226.1). 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 9/12/2024
Author: Heather Donoghue
FM:322493
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