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English: Wax seal (created post-2003) from from 12/13th c. brass matrix of the Archdeacon of Bedford, found in South Lincolnshire in 2003 by a metal detectorist. The arms at dexter are Cantilupe (modern): Gules, three leopard's faces jessant-de-lys or, as used by Saint Thomas de Cantilupe (d.1282), Bishop of Hereford, and later adopted as the arms of the See of Hereford. The reason for the use of the Cantilupe arms on the seal is unclear, the surviving (but incomplete) list of Archdeacons of Bedford does not include a member of the Cantilupe family. The office of Archdeacon of Bedford had no connection with the See of Hereford and is known to have been under the control of the See of Lincoln, hence a possible reason for the location the object was found in. The Cantilupe family were feudal barons of Eaton (Bray) in Bedfordshire and were seated (amongst many other places) at Eaton Castle, near Dunstable, not too far from the town of Bedford. The style of the seal with the gothic architectural elements date it to the 13/14th. centuries. Measurements: 32 mm x 51 mm; weight 2.5 g. Latin inscription: SIGILLUM ARCHIDIACONI BEDEFORDI(A)E ("Seal of the Archdeacon of Bedford"). |
| Date | Wax impression c.2003 from 12/13th c. brass matrix. |
| Source | Portable Antiquities Scheme Website (The Portable Antiquities Scheme is run by the British Museum and Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales to encourage the recording of archaeological objects found by members of the public in England and Wales). [1] |
| Author | Rights Holder: Mrs Irene Szymanski (creative commons licence) |
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| current | 14:48, 24 January 2020 | | 251 × 366 (39 KB) | Lobsterthermidor | Remove duplicate monochrome image |
| 14:44, 24 January 2020 |  | 500 × 367 (75 KB) | Lobsterthermidor | Remove inscription | |
| 14:38, 24 January 2020 |  | 500 × 409 (52 KB) | Lobsterthermidor | {{Information |description ={{en|1=Wax seal created (2003) from from 12/13th c. brass matrix of the Archdeacon of Bedford, found in South Lincolnshire in 2003 by a metal detectorist. The arms at dexter are Cantilupe (modern): ''Gules, three leopard's faces jessant-de-lys or'', as used by Saint Thomas de Cantilupe (d.1282), Bishop of Hereford, and later adopted as the arms of the See of Hereford. The reason for the use of the Cantilupe arms on the seal is unclear, the surviving, although in... |
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