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Detail (2 of 2) of post-medeival swivelling seal matrix
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National Museum Wales , Susie White, 2017-09-19 16:11:26
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Detail (2 of 2) of post-medeival swivelling seal matrix
Description
English: Copper alloy swivelling seal matrix of probably post-medieval date (1650-1750). The matrix is oval and has a hole at each end where it would have attached to a fob. On side bears the image of a bearded man in a turban, possibly a Turk, or Ottoman. The other side depicts a ship in full sail with two rows of gun ports. (see SUR-A8DB82, NLM-9F3A67 and SUR-0DE962)

Length: 16.1mm; width: 14.5mm; thickness: 2.7mm; weight: 3.7g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Conwy
Date between 1650 and 1750
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 865596
Old ref: WREX-FB9E34
Filename: WREXFB9E342.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/630293
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/630293/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/865596
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