Seal Matrix with Abbot William of Gross St. Martin and Saint Martin, before 1152, Made in Cologne, Germany, French, Walrus ivory, Overall: 2 11/16 x 2 3/16 x 3/8 in. (6.9 x 5.5 x 0.9 cm), Ivories-Walrus, Affixing a wax seal to documents both authenticates and secures the document and also identifies the author or sender. According to the inscription, this rare ivory seal matrix, seen here with a wax impression from it, was made for Abbot William (“William, by the grace of God, Abbot of St
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Seal Matrix, Abbot William, Gross St, Martin, Saint Martin, 1152, Cologne, Germany, French, Walrus ivory, Overall, 2 11/16 x 2 3/16 3/8, 6.9 5.5 0.9 cm, Ivories-Walrus, Affixing, wax seal, documents, authenticates, secures, document, identifies, author, sender, According, inscription, rare ivory, matrix, impression, William, grace, God, Abbot, St
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