People of Medieval Scotland
1093 - 1371

Seal-Matrix: William of Bondington, bishop of Glasgow (d.1258) (counterseal)

Owner
William of Bondington, bishop of Glasgow (d.1258)
Matrix Shape
pointed oval
Image description (obverse)
Counterseal depicting Saint Kentigern (Saint Mungo) as a bishop on a carved bracket, in profile with a mitre, his right hand held out in benediction and his left holding a crozier in front of him. On the *sinister* kneels the bishop, with his mitre, and his hands raised in adoration.
Image description (reverse)
Legend (obverse)
ORA PRO NOBIS BEATE KENTIGERNE (“Pray for us, Saint Kentigern”)
Legend (reverse)
Catalogue
EA/Gla/4/1C
Notes
Dimensions: 2 × 1 1/8 in. (cf. the measurements supplied by SCRAN of 54 × 34 mm. and Greenwell and Blair of 44 × 25 mm.) SW I, p.109. Scran ID: 000-180-001-768-C; c.1233. Durham 3609 (2).