A seal matrix used to authenticate medieval indulgences and offer a fast track to heaven in exchange for cash is to go on display at a Hampshire priory after spending 500 years buried in a field.
The small carved mould, dating between 1470 and 1520, was found by a metal detectorist two miles from Mottisfont, an Augustinian priory and site of pilgrimage near Romsey, Hampshire, that is now owned by the National Trust.
