Superb round medieval seal in red wax, very well preserved, affixed between the 13th and 14th centuries.
It is embellished with its original attachment consisting of a double parchment tail that was used to attach the seal to the charter it identified. The obverse is marked with an eagle surrounded by the legend “SECRETUM”. The reverse is decorated with a trefoil portal supported by two columns adorned with fleur-de-lis. The central part is surrounded by an inscription reading SIGILLI CURIE AMBIANENSIS followed by a cross.
According to the Departmental Archives of the Somme, which hold a similar copy referenced in the Estienne directory in 1922 on page 76, this is the seal of the Officiality of the city of Amiens.
The Officialité of Amiens was the ecclesiastical court of the diocese of Amiens with jurisdiction over the judgment and officialization of marriages, wills, and crimes against the faith (heresy, witchcraft, sacrilege) and even the practice of usury (lending money at interest, which was forbidden by the Church).
This type of medieval seal is very rare on the art market.
Diameter: 4.5 cm.
Ref: XE8L83DRWW
| Style | The Middle Ages style (Curiosities of The Middle Ages style Style) |
| Period | 16th century and older (Curiosities 16th century and older) |
| Country of origin | France |
| Diameter (cm) | 4.5 |
| Materials | Wax, Parchment |
| Shipping Time | Ready to ship in 2-3 Business Days |
| Location | 75008, Paris, France |
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