Carnelian gem in medieval seal matrix: Horseman with two horses

PP-ID:

PP-5925

Classification:

seal matrix; pendant; gem, non-specified

Collection ID:

UK-BM-BEP_2014,8041.1

Collection:

London, British Museum

Collection Inventory:

2014,8041.1

Material:

silver; carnelian, red to brown

Dimensions:

pendant: 25 × 21 mm

Date:

pendant: AD 13th century; gem: early Augustan (Cherry–Henig)

Iconography:

rider; horses (2)

Provenience:

Lewes, East Sussex

Seal matrix
Rounded oval silver pendant with an intaglio in the centre, surrounded by an inscription. On the back, a central ridge extends to the top. Nearly complete; the suspension loop at the top is broken off.
Seal legend: +SIGILL:ALANI:DE:DVNTVNE → Sigill(um) Alani de Duntune. ‘Seal of Alan of Dunton'.

Gem
Horizontal oval carnelian intaglio with a cream inclusion. A rider in profile on horseback moving left, accompanied by a second horse following close behind; there are two protrusions extending from the rider's back, which may represent a cloak or reins. Complete and well preserved.

Selected bibliography
• Cherry–Henig 2018 >> 110, fig. 115.

Further resources on PP-5925
• Portable Antiquities Scheme Database
• The British Museum Collection online

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2025.10.22 16:01:14

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