Medieval bronze mute 'My Secret' seal of an erased eagle
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This is an interesting medieval bronze seal, dating to the 13th - 14th century. The seal is of a 'chessman' type, engraved with a central device of an eagle with outstretched wings. This eagle may be hard to see, it appears the device was purposefully erased with three lines, this was usually to deactivate the seal on the death of its owner. It bears an inscription in a Lombardic script, reading as "+secretum.meum" (my secret). The seal is as excavated and has a nice chocolate brown patina.
OBJECT: Seal Matrice
CULTURE: Medieval
DATE: c. 13th - 14th century A.D.
MATERIAL: Bronze
SIZE: 23.72mm x 18.89mm
WEIGHT: 9.80 grams
PROVENANCE: Ex. Cambridgeshire Collection
Additional Information
11189 (AB-29849)
Avon, United Kingdom
