Green jasper gem in medieval seal matrix: Male bust

PP-ID:

PP-5927

Classification:

seal matrix; pendant; gem, non-specified

Collection:

Bishop's Stortford Museum

Collection Inventory:

PAS ID: BH-B60A01

Material:

jasper, green to black; silver

Dimensions:

pendant: 23 × 19 mm

Date:

pendant and gem: AD late 12th–14th century

Iconography:

bust

Provenience:

Thorley, Hertfordshire

Seal matrix
Rounded oval silver pendant with an intaglio in the centre, surrounded by an inscription. On the reverse, a suspension loop emerges from a relief featuring a three-leaf design at the top. Complete and well preserved.
*·FAVSE:AMYE:SOIT:HONYE·→Fause Amye Soit Honye. ‘May a false friend feel shamed’ (Cherry–Henig 2018, 107).

Gem
Upright oval green jasper intaglio. A frontal, beardless male bust with short hair, turning his head to the right. Complete and well preserved.

Selected bibliography
• Cherry–Henig 2018 >>, 107, fig. 109.

Further resources on PP-5927
• Portable Antiquities Scheme Database

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2025.09.16 18:21:23

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