Seal matrix. A bronze disc with a handle on the back. Depressed into the front is a design of a coat of arms split in half with three dog heads and a diagonal band on one side and a book on the other, with a bishop's hat above it. Around the edge is the inscription SIGILLVM COMMUNE GEORGII EPISCOPI ABERDONEN.

Title

Seal matrix. A bronze disc with a handle on the back. Depressed into the front is a design of a coat of arms split in half with three dog heads and a diagonal band on one side and a book on the other, with a bishop's hat above it. Around the edge is the inscription SIGILLVM COMMUNE GEORGII EPISCOPI ABERDONEN.

Identifier

ABDUA:13001

Description

Round seal matrix with shield of Bishop George Haliburton (Bishop of Aberdeen 1682-89), handle on reverse.
Inscription: SIGILLVM COMMUNE GEORGII EPISCOPI ABERDONEN :

Date

Early: 1682 Late: 1689

Format

metal copper alloy, cast engraved, Dia: 47 mm

Coverage

Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Aberdeen Aberdeenshire

Type

Physical Object

Provenance

Acquisition Source: Walker, Alexander

UUID

6d612c13-0c17-4f3d-9b77-c51262d73f74