A rare medieval seal mould which would have promised a “fast track to heaven” is going on display after being discovered in a field where it had laid undiscovered for more than 500 years.
The matrix, which is made of cast copper-alloy and dates between 1470 and 1520 was found by a metal detectorist just two miles away in the parish of Lockerley, Hampshire, which had been the site of a former medieval market.
