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LOT 1889
Medieval Seal Matrix with the Virgin and Child
ENGLAND, 12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (25.9 grams, 42 mm).
Vesica-shaped seal with central motif of the Virgin Mary enthroned and holding the Christ Child, set within an architectural framework; surrounding Lombardicscript legend reading: SISLVnT · ALnD · GRAnO · AnIMA · IOhIS (formula invoking prayer for the soul of John).
Provenance
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Little Houghton, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (mPAS) report no.LEIC-27E12C.
Footnotes
Such inscriptions are characteristic of personal seals used by clerical or devout lay owners.
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