The Medieval Period (1100AD - 1499AD)

Seal matrix

Period:

Late Medieval

Description:

This late medieval seal would have been used for marking documents and bagged goods.  The central perforation was to attach the seal to a chain or belt.  The now illegible inscription included the name of the owner, probably a local landowner or merchant.

 

A double-ended seal matrix with a central perforation.  The back has an illegible inscription around a diagonal cross motif.  The same motif is repeated on the top but without the inscription.

Materials/Media:

copper alloy

Dimensions:

height 24mm, diameter 19mm

Source:

Stranraer Museum

Accession number:

WIWMS 1999.11

Digital Number:

SRDR001a; SRDR001b

Copyright:

Dumfries & Galloway Council