Accession No
TEMP.03229.1-2
Description
Two pieces of a circular brown resin or wax impression from a seal matrix of the Dean and Chapter of Ely Cathedral, with two strips of paper attached to each piece. On both sides, a figure is seated under a canopy. A heraldic shield with three crowns is shown at their feet on one side. Part of the inscription near the head on one side reads ’Sigillv’; part of the outer inscription on the opposing side near the feet reads ‘Ivsticia’.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Ely
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.03229.1-2
Cultural Affliation
Material
Resin; Wax; Paper
Local Term
Measurements
72mm x 118mm
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)
Two pieces of a circular brown resin or wax impression from a seal matrix of the Dean and Chapter of Ely Cathedral, with two strips of paper attached to each piece. On both sides, a figure is seated under a canopy. A heraldic shield with three crowns is shown at their feet on one side. Part of the inscription near the head on one side reads ’Sigillv’; part of the outer inscription on the opposing side near the feet reads ‘Ivsticia’.
Event Date 9/12/2024
Author: Heather Donoghue
Context (Analysis)
Provenance based upon similar examples 1883.840 A-B both labelled as ‘Dean and Chapter of Ely’.
Event Date 6/1/2025
Author: Heather Donoghue
FM:322494
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