499844 Almond-Shaped Seal: Coronation of the Virgin with a Kneeling Monk, 1300-1400 (gilded bronze) by English School, (14th century); d:3.85 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: May instead be German School, (14th century). These seals were once used in monasteries as molds for making wax impressions that were routinely pressed onto letters, charters, and other documents as proof of authenticity. Inscription: Latin inscription from Proverbs 1:8: AUDI, FILI MI, DISCIPLINAM PATRIS TUI. ET NE DIMITTAS LEGE MATRIS TUI.); Gift of Mrs. Herbert F. Leisy in honor of William Mathewson Milliken; English, out of copyright.