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Seal impression: Ely Episcopal
The bishop standing on a carved corbel within a niche formed by side shafts (of which this is an early example) and a crocketed canopy; to either side, a sunken panel contains the crowned head of St.Ethelreda. In the diapered field, above the side panels are, dext. W (for Wiliiam), and, sin. III (being the third bishop of the see to ber this Christian name). In base, in trefoiled niche, a shield: three crowns, two and one, ELY.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
41.46/8
Acquisition
donation, 27/3/1941
Measurements
length / mm:75
width / mm:47
Techniques
Cast
Material
Plaster
Location
location verified by EAW
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