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Description: | Russian bale seal made from lead, an oval measuring 20 x 23 mm. Two holes for ties are clearly visible running through the thickness of the seal along its short axis. The seal has been crimped together by the use of obverse and reverse dies which bear lettering. Unusually, however, the dies are not oriented properly. On the obverse, the lettering runs parallel to the holes rather than perpendicular to them, and on the reverse the lettering runs at about 45 degrees to the holes and is partly off the seal. On the obverse, the top line has perhaps a single illegible initial. The second line reads TP: B- , then the third line PEBK-. The lowest line reads H3 and there is a small star to the left of this line. The reverse reads NP with a small star to either side, then in the next line FE 12 H (there is possibly another initial before the F). In the lowest line the seal is dated 1789, with a small star to either side and below. These seals show that the goods (probably flax or hemp) conform to the Russian quality control system. The obverse should bear the Cyrillic initials LD and then the name of the quality control officer (T. P. V-revk-?); H3 means No. 3, but the significance of this is unknown. On the reverse, the significance of the first two rows of lettering is unknown (see The Searcher, December 2001).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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