People of Medieval Scotland
1093 - 1371

Seal-Matrix: Henry, bishop of Whithorn (d.1293) (counterseal)

Owner
Henry, bishop of Whithorn (d.1293)
Matrix Shape
pointed oval
Image description (obverse)
A counterseal depicting on the *dexter* Saint Ninian standing on a corbel, with mitre, his right hand raised in benediction and his left holding a crozier, while before him on the *sinister* is the bishop, with mitre, kneeling with his hands uplifted in adoration and a cross over his head.
Image description (reverse)
Legend (obverse)
SCE P’COR DA NE TIBI DISSPLICEAR NINIANE
Legend (reverse)
Catalogue
EA/Whit/2/1C
Notes
Other details: beaded border. Dimensions: 1 7/8 × 1 1/8 in. (cf. Greenwell and Blair's measurement of 22 × 29 mm.) SW I, p.148. Durham 3632 (2).