People of Medieval Scotland
1093 - 1371

Seal-Matrix: Brice Douglas, bishop of Moray (d.1222)

Owner
Brice Douglas, bishop of Moray (d.1222)
Matrix Shape
pointed oval
Image description (obverse)
Single-sided seal depicting the bishop standing on an inverted crescent, in profile to *sinister*, bareheaded with his right hand raised in benediction and his left holding a crozier turned outward.
Image description (reverse)
Legend (obverse)
[BR]ICIVS DEI GRACIA MORAVIENSIS EPISCOP[VS] (“Brice, by the grace of God, bishop of Moray”)
Legend (reverse)
Catalogue
EA/Mora/1/1
Notes
Dimensions: approx. 3 × 1 ¾ in. (76 × 44 mm.) SW I, p.153. Durham 3610 (1).