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Medieval seal matrix (reversed for readability)
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Helen Geake, 2015-11-24 15:29:47
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Medieval seal matrix (reversed for readability)
Description
English: Complete Medieval lead alloy personal seal matrix. The seal is thick and flat. The reverse holds the remains of a broken lug on a short rib.

On the obverse there is a central design of a stylised wheel, flower or star with eight radiating lines. This is separated from the surrounding legend by an incomplete circle. The inscription reads + S' NOS : SAVCER. The matrix is damaged on its upper edge which obscures the forename; the N may alternatively be two letters. The forename is hard to decipher but the surname appears in Reaney and Wilson under the entry for Sauser, a maker of sauces, from the Old French saucier.

The seal matrix measures 27.21mm in diameter and is 6.88mm thick. It weighs 26.88g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Kent
Date between 1200 and 1300
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1200-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1300-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 615223
Old ref: KENT-A49362
Filename: KENTA49362Saucer.jpg
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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
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/542350
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/542350/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/615223
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution License version 2.0 (verified 18 November 2020)
Object location51° 18′ 32.4″ N, 0° 41′ 33.35″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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