The Portable Antiquities Scheme
POST MEDIEVAL SEAL
1700
Copper alloy Georgian fob seal with a glass intaglio.It is a composite seal and is complete. There are traces of gilding on the base and the suspension loop. In profile, the sides have 'bracelet head' form, recalling high medieval art and sculpture. The top of the base has incised lines radiating from the loop base. The intaglio is a red/orange colour and has a right facing bust carved in. It is a neo-classical style.
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