Seal of Maurice de Sully, bishop of Paris

Ecclesiastical seal
Maurice de Sully, bishop of Paris

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Description:
 Bishop seated on a throne of animals' heads, viewed from the front, mitred, right hand raised in blessing and holding in the left hand an oblique cross; appended to a charter of the bishop, 1170, the tenth year of his pontificate

Transcription:
 sigillvm mavritii parisiensis epi[scopi]

Reference:
 Douët-d'Arcq, L. Collection de sceaux. Paris : H. Plon, 1863-1868.