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Seal matrix

local workshop, Prussia1500/1600

Nicolaus Copernicus Museum in Frombork

Nicolaus Copernicus Museum in Frombork
Frombork, Poland

Seal stamp (typary) with a seal field depicting the motif of an octagonal cross with forked arms (it resembles a Maltese cross). The cross is surrounded by an ornament in the form of pearls. There are two rosettes under the vertical beam of the cross on both sides. On the ring legend surrounding the cross there is an illegible inscription in Gothic minuscule. The octagonal protrusion being the piston holder was crowned with a hole (a kind of ear for hanging on a string or thong).

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  • Title: Seal matrix
  • Creator: local workshop, Prussia
  • Date Created: 1500/1600
  • Physical Dimensions: 1.9 x 2.4 cm
  • Type: craftsmanship
  • Medium: bronze
  • Art Genre: stamp
  • Art Form: craftsmanship
  • Support: bronze
Nicolaus Copernicus Museum in Frombork

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