Almond-Shaped Seal: Coronation of the Virgin with a Kneeling Monk

1300–1400
Diameter: 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.)
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These seals were once used in monasteries as molds for making wax impressions that were routinely pressed onto letters, charters, and other documents as proof of authenticity.
Almond-Shaped Seal: Coronation of the Virgin with a Kneeling Monk

Almond-Shaped Seal: Coronation of the Virgin with a Kneeling Monk

1300–1400

England or Germany, Gothic period, 14th century

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