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Seal impression: Abbot of Strata Florida
Under a gothic-type canopy with side pinnacles, the Blessed Virgin seated and crowned, her left hand grasps a sceptre fleury, her right arm supports the Child; in base: within a rounded niche flanked by masonry, the abbot, cowled and tonsured, clasping his pastoral staff, kneels in prayer facing half-right; to either side a shield: dext. a crosier in bend, sin. an eagle. With a small handle/loop on the reverse. Of exceptionally fine craftsmanship.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
38.145/1
Acquisition
Donation, 8/3/1938
Measurements
length / mm:44
width / mm:28
Material
wax
Location
In store
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