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| Keywords: French - Abbess Seal in the Form of a Madonna - Walters 711162 - Back.jpg Seals were used to authenticate personal as well as state documents The design carved on the base would be pressed into melted sealing wax that would then harden in the air The letter H on this seal was probably the first letter of a name The handle is made in the shape of a tiny statuette of the Virgin and Child ca 1325 1350 Medieval ivory and silver cm 4 3 1 3 1 4 accession number 71 1162 34937 Mrs John Hunt Drumleck Baily County Dublin Ireland Walters Art Museum 1981 by purchase Museum purchase 1981 Carved on underside of base H place of origin France Walters Art Museum license Medieval ivory in the Walters Art Museum Art of France in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Sculptures of Madonna and Child | ||||
