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Hi all fancied a few hours today so went to a new pasture field   all was good weather was stunning grass height was perfect.  So opened the boot got machine out got kitted up through the gate turned on machine way to go.  No left spade in boot no worries went back to boot to collect spade only to find no spade!!!!  Ummm where is the spade ah left in another field few days earlier.  So used my mole trowel talk about back breaking stuck to it anyway. 

Nice going Al you'll have to take your lucky trowel more often lol, pic 2 and 3 is a Saxon stirrup mount not sure about no1 but it looks interesting ;)

Wow Geoff you sure

Yes positive, this is yours next to another

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Omfg can't believe that imagine what I'd of found with my spade

Well done ;)

Nice one mister, that's one to show people.

thanks geoff dungbeetle woo hoo  ;D ;) :D :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o

Wow well found and well deserved Alun

Blooming Eck Alan what a days finds.  Is No 1 part of a Vesica Seal ?

Saxon, well what can I say.  Lucky B.   well found.

Val

I believe it is val  ;D

You lucky begger.   Can it be a seal though ?   I can see a cross and DEI   as in  'In Nomini Dei'   should it be reversed ?

Val

I leave that to the chef

As you say Val it would need to be reversed to be a matrix ??? I shall consult the books :-\

Need to see the back?

Horse pendent?

Nothing that's leaps out at me ??? Looking at it now though I'm beginning to think that it is a seal matrix, the word DEI is one of few that can be reversed but if read upside down reads correctly :-\
I think it would have been an Agnus Dei (lamb of god) seal with the lance and pennant similar to the one below ;)

So tell me Al where can I buy one of these trowels ;D

Can I have a magic trowel please?  ;D

You need the magic handle to go with it Geoff  ;D

Pity the seal is broken Geoff yes ian handle was fine but my trowel blade was starting to bend.

Well done, lovely finds mate. AJ

nice one alun well found mate  :) :)

ok guys night soaking in oil what do you think now.

Nice job you've recovered quite a bit of detail.....mind you using a  camera and not a phone helps ;D ;)

Nice one Deadlock can you let me know which route you intend to take over the rallie fields Sunday or lend me your trowel lol!!

yes geoff got the camera gave it a good soak in oil, cheers justin and webber

I'll have to try that with my old camera Alan.  Can't beat a soak over night. ;)

Seriously, that's brought out some nice detail. Looks like a horse. Very nice.

Val

No you can't val may try it myself

It's meant to be a howling dog/wolf/lion Val ;)

Thanks for the clarification Geoff.  Apart from the open mouth it still looks more like a horse  ::)

Alan,
 I found an interesting reference to the seal on Wiki.  It said Medieval Agnus Dei seals were widely used. The Lamb of God being the only one worthy of opening the 7 seals being a big belief at the time.  They were sometimes used to press into wax and create an impression that was (probably) sold to believers and sometimes mounted into jewellery.

Val

What a wonderful find!

Very nice finds.

cheers guys ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D