People of Medieval Scotland
1093 - 1371

Seal-Matrix: Abel of Gullane, bishop of St Andrews (d.1254) (2)

Owner
Abel of Gullane, bishop of St Andrews (d.1254)
Matrix Shape
unknown
Image description (obverse)
Described by Stevenson and Wood as his second seal; appended to an indulgence dated 4th June 1254, and therefore contemporary to his supposed first seal. This single-sided seal depicts the bishop in episcopal vestments, profile to *sinister*.
Image description (reverse)
Legend (obverse)
S’ ABEL DEI GRA EPI SCI ANDREA (“Seal of Abel, by the grace of God, bishop of Saint Andrews”)
Legend (reverse)
Catalogue
EA/StA/7/2
Notes
Dimensions: unknown. SW I, p.85.