People of Medieval Scotland
1093 - 1371

Seal-Matrix: Robert de Prebenda, bishop of Dunblane (d.1284) (2)

Owner
Robert de Prebenda, bishop of Dunblane (d.1284)
Matrix Shape
pointed oval
Image description (obverse)
Single-sided seal. The bishop is depicted full length and front face, on a corbel within a canopied niche with diapered background, wearing a mitre and with his right hand raised in benediction whilst his left holds a crozier.
Image description (reverse)
Legend (obverse)
….. EI GRA : … (“[Seal of Robert], by the grace of God, [bishop of Dunblane]”)
Legend (reverse)
Catalogue
EA/Dunb/4/2
Notes
Dimensions: approx. 2 1/8 × 1 ½ in. SW I, p.136. Durham 3603.