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Description: | Two complete, cast and then hammered, lead discs, with folded connecting strip, forming a cloth seal of probable 16th to 17th century date. The seal was almost certainly one of the two disc variety. One side shows an incomplete privy seal with the initials S and R entwined around a staff or possible sword. The other side shows a stylised bird, probably an eagle, with wings spread to left and right, a heart shaped body, head facing right, splayed legs and florid tail. Similar seals are known which show a two headed eagle but this appears to have only one head. The item measures 16.57mm in diameter, is 2.67mm thick (both discs combined) and weighs 4.24g. The connecting strip is 4.87mm wide.
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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