seal-impression
- Museum number
- 2000,0103.81
- Description
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Pointed oval red wax impression of the seal of the Priory od SS. Peter and Paul in Chacombe, Northamptonshire. St. Paul on the left holding a sword and St. Peter on the right holding two keys. Overhead the hand of blessing issues forth from heaven. In the base, the prior kneels in prayer to the left. With inscription.
- Production date
- 19thC
- Dimensions
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Length: 76 millimetres
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Width: 47 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- This object is an antiquarian cast or impression made from an original wax seal or produced from a seal matrix. It was originally held at the Society of Antiquaries, London, and donated to the British Museum in 2000. It was part of a large donation of almost three-hundred seal casts which can be searched on Collections Online under the number range 2000,0103.1-291.
Taken from an original seal-impression from the thriteenth century. G.B. example, sulphur cast from the matrix.
Bibliography: C.S. Perceval, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London, second series, vol.ix, p.37.
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- good
- Acquisition date
- 2000
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 2000,0103.81