NHER 33785 (Find Spot record) - Medieval seal matrix
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF72SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GRIMSTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
July 1998. Metal detecting find.
Lovely copper alloy pointed oval seal matrix, 13th century. Raised rib ending in pierced lug on reverse. Design of an Agnus Dei (Lamb and Flag), the lamb with raised foreleg and looking up at flag pole on which the flag with three streamers is at half mast. On one side of the pole is a star, and on the other a crescent moon. Under the lamb's feet is a fleur-de-lis. Around is a legend between dotted borders. * S'.lOhlS.DE.AVLA = Seal of John (of the) Hall (S1).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 1 September 1998.
Associated Sources (2)
- --- SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
- <S1> SNF86467 Article in Serial: Geake, H., Rogerson, A. and Ashley, S. 1999. Medieval Seal Matrices from Norfolk, 1996-1998. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIII Pt II pp 353-358. no 30, p 355.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Nov 26 2020 10:37AM