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Seal-Matrix:
William, bishop of Caithness (fl.1246-55)
- Owner
- William, bishop of Caithness (fl.1246-55)
- Matrix Shape
- pointed oval
- Image description (obverse)
- Single-sided seal. The bishop front face is depicted on a bracket, with a mitre, his right hand raised in benediction while his left holds a crozier.
- Image description (reverse)
- Legend (obverse)
- : SIGILLVM WILL’I DEI GRA EPI KATHANENSIS (“Seal of William, by Grace of God, bishop of Caithness”)
- Legend (reverse)
- Catalogue
- EA/Cai/1/1
- Notes
- Dimensions: 2 ½ × 1 ½ in. (63 × 38 mm.)
SW I, p.133.
Durham 3601 (1).