People of Medieval Scotland
1093 - 1371

Seal-Matrix: Robert of Fyvie, bishop of Ross (d.a.1295)

Owner
Robert of Fyvie, bishop of Ross (d.a.1295)
Matrix Shape
pointed oval
Image description (obverse)
Single-sided seal in which Saint Peter and Saint Boniface are depicted standing in a double niche, *crocketed* and *pinnacled*. Under a pointed gable beneath is the bishop, with mitre and crozier, kneeling to *sinister* between two roses.
Image description (reverse)
Legend (obverse)
CLAVIGER VT RESERET FLEXO BONEFACIVS ORET
Legend (reverse)
Catalogue
EA/Ross/3/1
Notes
The relatively small size and the presence of a legend which does not refer to the bishop by name suggests that this may have been Robert's counterseal. Dimensions: 1 7/8 × 1 ¼ in. SW I, p.161.