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LOT 1942
Medieval Lead Seal Matrix for Eustace of Of'far
12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (18 grams, 36 mm).
Discoid in shape with central eight-petalled flower within a roundel, surrounding '+ S’ EVSTACII DE OF’FAR' seal of Eustace of Of'far legend; accompanied by an impression. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
Published
Bailey, G., Detector Finds Witham, 1999, p.55 fig.18; Bailey, G., Finds identified Witham, 2000, p.26 fig.3.
Footnotes
During the medieval period the use of seals on documents, letters and packages became widespread. Lead was cheap to use and easy to engrave, and from the late 12th until the end of 13th century seals of this type, with very conventional central designs, were important possessions amongst the lower classes.
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