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Description: | Cast lead bag seal with cyrillic lettering, suggesting that it is of Russian origin, and dated to 1839 on reverse. The seal has four slits in its side, two above and two below, to allow the ribbon through to attach it to the bag.
Obverse reads:
A??Β
Πе??ДеС
БОΡ??УЈ
Reverse reads:
A:Β:
Π??H??ICOP
M.K??
1839.
Bailey (2000) illustrates some Russian lead seals on page 18, Fig.14, but these are 18th century examples. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Tyacke, Anna - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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