Collections Online
Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Advanced Search
Seal impression: Durham Episcopal
The bishop seated, enthroned in a completely new style; his feet sandalled, his hands gloved, chasuble emroidered with a mill-rind cross (the arms of BEK) - such a chasuble be actually possessed; beneath the throne are two blazons: dext. a triple-towered castle, in allusion to the bishop's office as Constable of the TOWER OF LONDON; sin. a mill-rind cross, BEK. Above the bishop's head: a lion of ENGLAND. (This is the first known appearance of heraldry on an English episcopal seal, and taken together with the bishop's seated posture, may reflect a desire on his part to magnify his temporal power).
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
97.36H/1
Acquisition
Old stock
Measurements
length / mm:89
width / mm:55
Material
plaster
Techniques
cast
Location
In store
Categories
information from seal catalogueComments are currently unavailable. We apologise for the inconvenience.