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Collection Item: Seal

Basic info

Collection
Archaeology
Object name
Seal
Object category
Post-Medieval
Description
Wax seal, reconstructed and damaged. Grand Seal of Elizabeth I. Obverse: Seated figure, probably female, with orb in right hand and sceptre in left. Tudor roase to left side of frame, fleur-de-lis to right. ELIZA[BETH] DEI [GR]ATIA [...] REGINA FIDE Reverse: Royal coat of arms flanked by two dragons?
Production date start
1540
Production date end
1600
Period
Post-Medieval

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Identification

Object number
YORYM : 2006.2871
Number of objects
1
ID
15664

Physical Characteristics

Materials
Wax (Seal)
Paper (Part)
Dimensions
Whole diameter 9.8 cm
Whole thickness 1.5 cm

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Place
[York]