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Pendant Seal

13th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Germany (made)

The lead seal has an inscription.


Object details

Categories
Jewellery
Metalwork
Object type
Pendant seal
Materials and techniques
Lead, inscribed
Lead
Brief description
Lead pendant seal, inscribed, West European, 13th century
Physical description
The lead seal has an inscription.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4cm
  • Width: 3.4cm
  • Depth: 0.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
S. MABIL RELICT IOH HERMAN
Translation
The seal of Mabel, widow of Johannes Herman
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss E. M. Begg
Production
Possibly German
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.324-1975

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O103487/pendant-seal-unknown/
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