Green jasper gem in medieval seal matrix: Female bust

PP-ID:

PP-5922

Classification:

gem, non-specified; pendant; seal matrix; all stone and glass amulets; all jewellery

Collection:

Oxfordshire Museums Service

Collection Inventory:

OXCMS : 2019.45

Material:

jasper, green to black; gold

Dimensions:

18.7 × 16.3 × 4.8 mm (seal matrix)

Date:

13th–14th c. (seal matrix and gem)

Iconography:

bust; veil; female figure

Provenience:

Cherwell, Oxfordshire

Seal matrix
Rounded oval gold pendant with an intaglio in the centre, surrounded by an inscription. On the back, a central ridge extends to a loop at the top.
Legend: *SIGILLVM:SECRETI:hEN:, → Sigillum secreti Hen(rici/riettae). ‘Secret seal of Henry/Henriette’.

Gem
Upright oval green jasper intaglio. A bust of a female figure in profile, facing left; the head is veiled with the cloth tied beneath the chin, and the neck is draped. Complete; a crack runs through the middle.

Selected bibliography
• Henig 2023 >>, 18.

Further resources on PP-5922
• Portable Antiquities Scheme Database

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2025.09.07 15:37:44

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