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Source Description
Seals were used to authenticate personal as well as state documents. The design carved on the base would be pressed into melted sealing wax that would then harden in the air. The letter "H" on this seal was probably the first letter of a name. The handle is made in the shape of a tiny statuette of the Virgin and Child.
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Document identity
localId
34937
label
Personal Seal
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
34937
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Personal Seal
description
Seals were used to authenticate personal as well as state documents. The design carved on the base would be pressed into melted sealing wax that would then harden in the air. The letter "H" on this seal was probably the first letter of a name. The handle is made in the shape of a tiny statuette of the Virgin and Child.
provenance
Mrs. John Hunt, Drumleck, Baily, County Dublin, Ireland; purchased by Walters Art Museum, 1981.
date
ca. 1325-1350 (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
seals (artifacts)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.3
height
1.3
depth
1.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 11/16 x W: 1/2 x D: 9/16 in. (4.3 x 1.3 x 1.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
French
style
Gothic
inscriptions
[Inscription] Carved on underside of base: H
med
ivory and silver
creator_ids
6229
collection_ids
MED
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
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42a85df35866feae
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
9d130e3a7172a51d
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no