Caption

Round wax seal of Bolko II the Little (Duke of Jawor-Swidnica, 1326–1368). On-foot wax seal with countersigillum: a knight in armor and a cloak, standing with his head turned to the right, wearing a pot helmet with a jewel in the shape of a plume of peacock feathers. In his right hand he holds a sword turned upwards; in his left a shield with an eagle. On either side of the prince are two slender turrets with pointed roofs topped with a ball. Around the rim the inscription: + S. BOLCONIS. D, S. SLE. ET. DNI. DE. FVRSTEBHG. Round chancellery seal impressed on the reverse of the main seal (contrasigillum): in the central field, a pot helmet with labras and a jewel in the form of a peacock feather plume; in the rim the inscription: + S. BOLCONIS. DVCIS. SLESIE. Seal diameter 77 mm.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A52_499

License type

Rights managed

Available size

92.8Mb (6.9Mb) / 20.0in x 18.0in / 6000 x 5404 (300dpi)

Keywords

Round wax seal Bolko II Little Duke Jawor-Swidnica 1326–1368 On-foot countersigillum knight armor cloak standing head turned right wearing pot helmet jewel shape plume peacock feathers right hand holds sword turned upwards left shield eagle side prince two slender turrets pointed roofs topped ball rim inscription + S Bolconis D S Sle Et Dni De Fvrstebhg Round chancellery seal impressed reverse main seal contrasigillum central field labras form peacock feather plume Dvcis Slesie Seal diameter 77 mm round slightly irregular object central recessed medallion raised rim showing worn textured surface tones brown tan amber ochre patches darker brown cream bundle thin braided cords loose strands shades reddish-brown rust beige tan extends two opposite sides forming tangled loops frayed ends object displays glossy matte areas visible surface wear creases uneven edges plain white background.