Oxfordshire County Council, Anni Byard, 2013-01-25 12:35:41
Title
Post-medieval seal matrix: Seal matrix
Description
English: A silver or white metal fob seal dating to the post-medieval period. The seal has an oval face onto which is engraved a garnished oval shield bearing an anchor and rope. At the top of the shield is a face with a plume above and scrolling either side. Such designs using the anchor and rope have been connected to the Royal Navy. The handle of the fob seal is of elaborate openwork, again with scrolled elements. At the apex is a loop for suspension or attachment. This type of seal, with the scrollwork, would date to the later Georgian period, generally the mid 18th or early 19th century AD.
Depicted place
(County of findspot) Oxfordshire
Date
between 1720 and 1820
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1720-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1820-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 541022 Old ref: BERK-121ED5 Filename: 2012340.jpg
Credit line
The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Attribution: The Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The Trustees of the British Museum
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