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Description: | The object is a cloth seal which dates to the 15th to 17th centuries. It is made from lead or lead alloy. Egan illustrates a similar examples, No. 54 and 62.
The seal is formed by a strip of composted of four circular discs connected by three integral ribbons. The seal is formed by the strip being folded in half at the central point of a ribbon, therefore the discs overlay each other. The two discs furthest from the folded ribbon are joined as one disc has a hole in the centre, and the other an integral stud which is pass through the hole and then flattened to secure it. These two discs are slighter smaller in plan compared to he discs nearest the folded ribbon. The larger discs are not joined by an integral stud.
The larger two discs have a design stamped on both faces. One design is within a beaded border and reads ??SIN / GI[?G] / AVSI / [ ]?? . The N is reversed. The design does not fit completely on the disc. The other face has a heraldic shield which is incomplete. The shield appears to be that of England.
The cloth seal weighs 6.4g, and measures 28.39mm long, 11.96mm wide and 6.38mm thick. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Bolton, Angie - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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