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Description: | A copper-alloy possible embossed stamp perhaps most likely to be of post medieval date. It is flat and circular in shape measuring c30mm in diameter and 3.5mm in thickness. The back face is plain and the front face has a border groove and within this a deeply grooved design. When an impression was taken of this design it became clear that it appears to be a grape vine. There is a central stem and curvilinear tendrils projecting from this which terminate in small bunches of grapes. The grape vine design indicates that this object is most likely to be post medieval rather than earlier in date.
Although no parallel can be found for this object it seems likely to have been used as an embossing stamp, perhaps on leather or foil. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Minter, Faye - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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