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Medieval armorial counter seal matrice

£200.00 £345.00 Approx $252.21, €233.37

Code: 11195



This is a nice medieval bronze armorial seal, dating to the 13th - 14th century. It would have once belonged to a knight, bearing his arms. The armorial displays as 'three bars wavy' being without any visible tinctures make it hard to be more precise.  The seal is a counter seal thus not inscribed with the owner's name, it would have been used on the back of a large wax seal usually of an equestrian design with owners name and title. Similar armorial seals have been recorded from Cambridge (SF-43A30C) and Northampton (IHS-0BB4C1).

OBJECT: Seal Matrice

CULTURE: Medieval

DATE: c. 13th - 14th century A.D.

MATERIAL: Bronze

SIZE: 18.09mm tall x 15.82mm diameter 

WEIGHT:  5.60 grams

PROVENANCE:  Ex. Private Collection, Lyon. France.