Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 1611
Medieval Bronze Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix
CIRCA 13TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (5.99 grams, 28 mm).
With intaglio robed figure to the centre and surrounding legend: '+ AMIE AEI AVEI.'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Odiham, Hampshire, UK.
Footnotes
This is an amatory legend, such are not uncommon on personal seals. It seems likely that the intended inscription was that found on a gold finger ring from Essex in the 18 century, i.e. 'AMI AMES AMIE AVES' [Beloved, love! You have a beloved!], also see a brooch on the PAS database under reference no.BUC-B93E93, which reads 'AMIE AMEZ A'.
CONDITIONVETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
RELATED LOTS
-
Medieval Bronze and Lead Artefact Group
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising a variety of artefacts: a spur rowel; spindle whorl with linear ornament; spindle whorl with lettering and heart motif; remains of a ring brooch; a mount with dog's head terminal. 105 grams total, 24-53 mm
Acquired on the UK market, 1990s. Property of a retired academic. -
Medieval Glazed Pottery Fragment Group
15th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Including various vessel elements such as lids, feet and bodies, some with decorative motifs; together with fragmentary glass vessels. 19.2 kg total including box, 69.5 x 30.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
Among the interesting objects of this hoard there is a two-handled cooking pot with partial internal and external clear glaze. These late medieval potteries (circa 1490-1510) were often imported to England from the Low Countries. If in the high medieval period French potteries remained the most common Continental import, in the late Medieval Age the products of France, the Low Countries, the Rhineland and the Iberian Peninsula occurred in roughly equal proportions. -
Medieval Iron Bell Group
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising bells of various shapes and sizes, most retaining their suspension loop and clapper and producing a range of sounds. 1 kg total, 5-13 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
Like the bell found in Oxfordshire, these bells are quadrangular with sloping sides to a narrow rounded top, furnished of a hanging ring. While these bells are similar in overall shape to Roman and Middle Saxon examples, a post medieval date is perhaps more likely.
