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Code: 11459
This is a medieval bronze armorial seal, dating to the late 13th - 14th century. The design is deeply cut with a heater shield bearing the arms of a knight. Around which is the name of the owner in a Lombardic script. This seal is an original example with a nice dark patina and unresearched. The arms seem to depict two fish.
OBJECT: Seal Matrice
CULTURE: Medieval
DATE: c. 13th - 14th century A.D.
MATERIAL: Bronze
SIZE: 17mm tall x 19mm diameter
WEIGHT: 6.94 grams
PROVENANCE: From a private collection. Haute-Normandie, Rouen. France