NHER 28780 (Find Spot record) - Medieval seal matrix
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG21NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SPIXWORTH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1991. Metal detector find.
14th century bronze circular seal matrix with faceted hexagonal handle, which has a quatrefoil suspension loop and moulded collar. Below handle on reverse on edge of each facet are three punched dots forming a trefoil, and around a border of engraved zigzag ornament. *WACE ME NO MAN, with a curled up (sleeping) lion in centre under a branching stem (the top of which protrudes into the legend band), representing a tree.
(S1) taken by NCM.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) 3 January 1992.
S. Margeson (NCM) 3 January 1992.
Associated Sources (1)
- --- SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Mar 1 2011 12:04PM