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LOT 1848
Medieval Lead Document Seal from Bury St. Edmunds
12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (16.1 grams, 27 mm).
Discoid seal with designs to both faces: obverse, facing figure with crozier in left hand and right hand raised in the gesture of blessing, surrounding legen '+HVGO DEI GRACIA ABBAS' (Hugh, abbot by the grace of God); reverse, domed temple building with surrounding legend '+SIGILLVM TEMPLI DOMIN[I]' (seal of the Lord's temple). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Suffolk, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
Accompanied by a copy of UK Detector Finds Database (UKDFD) report no.57066.
Footnotes
The 'Hugo' referred to in the legend is probably the Abbot Hugh who was active from 1157 to 1180 AD. This seal provides valuable evidence
for the overall appearance of the Cathedral at Bury in the 12th century.
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