- Museum number
- 1877,0706.56
- Description
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Seal-matrix for Gerhardt of Eppenstein; bronze; circular.
Obverse: knight to the right on a horse with a shield of arms chevronny in his right hand, covering the upper part of his body. In his left hand a lance with banner chevronny, pointing to the top and touching the inscription. Knight wears a helmet with closed visor. Four triangles made of three dots in field, two underneath the horse, two on the left side.
Hind legs of horse reaching into inscription. Inscription in legend, within linear borders.
Loop at top.
- Production date
- 13thC
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 4.20 centimetres
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Length: 5.20 centimetres (with loop)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Modern plaster impression.
There is Eppstein in Germany, near Frankfurt am Main, but there is also an Eppenstein in Styria, Austria.
For a short introduction to equestrian seals: 'Heinrich der Löwe und seine Zeit', exhibition catalogue, ed. Claus-Peter Hasse, Brunswick 1995, vol. I, P.79-80
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
2018 - 2019 8 Jun - 20 Jan, Ottawa, Canadian Museum of History, Medieval Europe
2017 11 Jul – 22 Oct, Spain, CaixaForum Zaragoza, Medieval Europe.
2017 9 Mar – 18 Jun, Spain, CaixaForum Barcelona, Medieval Europe,
2016-2017 19 Oct – 5 Feb, Spain, CaixaForum Madrid, Medieval Europe,
2015-2016 11 Dec- 10 Apr, Australia, Brisbane, Queensland Museum, Medieval Europe, power and legacy.
- Acquisition date
- 1877
- Acquisition notes
- Garthe Sale, Cologne, 1877, lot 2923
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1877,0706.56
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: TSC German I/Personal Heraldic 12
