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Description: | An incomplete cast lead two-part cloth seal of Post-Medieval date, probably seventeenth century (AD 1600 - AD 1700). Diameter 29.0mm, thickness 1.2mm. Weight 9.51g.Disc 1: Moulded decoration at the front with a plain border which may have had an inscription but is now worn and smooth. Within an inner circle it is divided equally by three linear ribs. In the top segment there are five vertical ribs. The left lower segment has a square shield within which are three lis (two over one). The right lower segment has linear ribs, some forming a lozenge shape which enclose five lis (one at the centre and one in each corner). The burred-over rivet head (part of disc 2) has moulded initials C (or G) and I (possibly). Part of the connecting strip has survived which has a width of 5.2mm.There is no cloth impression on the rear face of disc 1.
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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