People of Medieval Scotland
1093 - 1371

Seal-Matrix: Unknown, abbot of Inchaffray

Owner
Unknown, abbot of Inchaffray
Matrix Shape
pointed oval
Image description (obverse)
This single-sided seal depicts an abbot standing on an inverted crescent, in profile to *dexter*; he is bareheaded and holds a crozier in his right hand and a book in his left.
Image description (reverse)
Legend (obverse)
SIGIL’ ABBIS DE IN / SULA MISSARV (“Seal of the abbot of the Isle of Masses” [i.e. Inchaffray])
Legend (reverse)
Catalogue
A/Incha/2
Notes
Seal of the abbot of Inchaffray, surviving in an impression of 1238 and used as a counterseal to the abbey’s common seal. Dimensions: 2 × 1 3/16 in. SW I, p.185.