People of Medieval Scotland
1093 - 1371

Seal-Matrix: Ranulf de Wat, archdeacon of St Andrews (d.1209)

Owner
Ranulf de Wat, archdeacon of St Andrews (d.1209)
Matrix Shape
pointed oval
Image description (obverse)
This single-sided privy seal comprises a diptych with arched tops and a slender shaft.
Image description (reverse)
Legend (obverse)
SECRETVM RANVLFI DE WAT (“Privy seal of Ranulf de Wat”)
Legend (reverse)
Catalogue
EB/StA/5
Notes
Dimensions: 1 5/8 × 1 in. (38 × 25 mm.) SW I, p.98. Durham 3638 (dated to 1204).