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Description: | Fragment from a lead or lead alloy cloth seal of probable late medieval - post medieval date (1450 - 1600). The fragment is sub-circular in plan and is possibly the remains of the central plug of the cloth seal. It measures 12.2mm in diameter, and is 3.3mm thick. It weighs 2.51 grams. One side of the cloth seal is decorated with what seems to be part of a portcullis. The other side has part of a quartered shield displaying what seems to be the Royal coast of arms (three fleur-de-lys in the lower right hand quarter and a series of lions in the upper right). The rest of the design on both sides has been lost. The cloth seal is of a light-mid grey colour with an even patina which covers all surfaces. Similar complete cloth seals can be seen in Geoff Egan's paper 'Leaden Cloth Seals' 1992: page 2, figures 8-9. These are dated to the 16th Century, however not enough of the seal fragment survives to date this example so tightly, hence the date range 1450-1650.
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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