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LOT 1880

Medieval Lead Seal Matrix Pair

14TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (21.4 grams total, 25-27 mm).

Both with central eight-petalled flower within a roundel, surrounding inscription, one with legend 'S' WILLI WASRAT' = Seal of William Wasrat; the other with 'S' HENRICI BREIWOOD' = Seal of Henry Brewood, the family originating in Brewood, Staffordshire. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.

Published

Bailey, G., Finds identified, Witham, 2000, pp.25-26, figs.4,7.

Literature

Cf. Bailey, G., Detector Finds, Witham, 1999, p.55, fig.18, for similar seals.

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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1880

Medieval Lead Seal Matrix Pair

Sold for (Inc. bp): £91

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