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Medieval seal matrix set with Roman intaglio
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Helen Geake, 2016-07-26 17:12:45
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Medieval seal matrix set with Roman intaglio
Description
English: A medieval gilded silver seal matrix, of oval form, set with an antique Roman intaglio gem. The border bears an inscription in Lombardic lettering. There have been several suggested readings: +. VIVE. VALE [LE?]W . TIME ('Live, be well/farewell, ... fear'?) or +•VIVE•VALE DEV'•TIME, or +. VIVE. VALENSV'. TIME (Live, be strong, fear). The gilding is slightly worn, notably around the edge. The Roman gemstone is a finely-engraved oval carnelian, with a bevelled edge and lightly convex front face, and depicts a pair of cornucopiae flanking a date palm, with obliquely grooved trunk and two bunches of fruit hanging beneath five obliquely grooved fronds.

The reverse of the matrix is deeply bevelled to accommodate the gem. From the image, there appears to be a good deal of surviving gilding, worn off in places, particularly around the edge and down the long axis. There is an ungilded band across the short axis, which may be an applied piece of silver; this appears to have a pair of breaks in the centre, perhaps from a suspension loop or handle.
Depicted place (County of findspot) North Yorkshire
Date between 1200 and 1500
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1200-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 391100
Old ref: LVPL-B96A97
Filename: PUBLIC3660B4.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/576747
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/576747/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/391100
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