unidentified pieces from England trip-06

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I cleaned some pieces I recovered in England a couple of years ago and would like some help I.D.ing them. I do know that the piece at the top is a buckle but would like to know the age. The center piece I think is a sword pommel and would like to also know the age. The bottom piece I don't have a clue but I was told that the writing is old Hebrew and translates to "when two become one" or someting on that order. Any help would be appriciated.

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May be a piece of a seal,
as in wax seal signature on documents
Mike
 

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trikikiwi said:
May be a piece of a seal,
as in wax seal signature on documents
Mike

Agree. Medieval personal signature seal matrix

Fleur-de-lis was a popular motif on seals. Hebrew? That's unusual...

Check on ebay UK for "medieval seal". Some are quite valuable.

DCMatt
 

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17th century spur buckle.
Lead Medieval seal matrix
Never seen anything like the final item. But looks Medieval.
 

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buckle ---knife or sword pommel / hilt --- hebrew marrige coin / gift -- "when two become one" is marriage --dems me guesses
 

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hebrew marrige coin

Huh! Learned something new today. I'd never heard of a Jewish marriage coin. But I looked it up and waddaya know - a VERY old tradition! Coin or seal, I still say it is medieval.

I guess the Hebrew would "tell the tale". Is it forwards or backwards? Forwards = coin. Backwards = seal. Don't ask me. I can barely tell Hebrew from Home brew.

Hebrew normally goes from right to left, correct?

Home brew normally goes from glass to mouth.

See, I _do_ know the difference... :D

DCMatt
 

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ivan salis said:
buckle ---knife or sword pommel / hilt --- hebrew marrige coin / gift -- "when two become one" is marriage --dems me guesses

I agree that it might be a dagger pommel. The other is definately a medieval lead seal matrix, you can see on the reverse where the loop which suspensed it has broken off. Do a couple of searches.
 

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