Bidspirit auction | Mounted Red Wax Seal Impression

Mounted Red Wax Seal Impression of Saint Servatius of Maastricht - This item is a red wax impression of an ecclesiastical seal featuring Saint Servatius of Maastricht. The saint is depicted in a seated position, wearing clerical robes and a nimbus. He holds a crozier in his right hand and a closed book in his left. The impression is formed in a traditional vesica piscis shape, characteristic of religious and episcopal seals. The border of the seal contains an abbreviated Latin inscription in a medieval script, with visible characters reading S . . . S . . . E R V A T I . . . indicating the seal of Saint Servatius. The impression is mounted to a square, heavy-stock paper card featuring handwritten notations in black ink. The top left of the card is marked XI-ten., likely an attribution to the 11th century. The top right is inscribed St Servaas. / Maastr. and the bottom reads Stempel v. voor R. Kerk. Maastr. This piece appears to be an archival or study copy produced in the late 19th or early 20th century, taken from a medieval seal matrix held in the treasury of the Basilica of Saint Servatius in Maastricht, Netherlands. Mounting Card: 3.25 inches x 3.25 inches Seal Impression: 2.25 inches (h) x 1.5 inches (w).