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Description: | A silver oval fob seal. The object comprises of an oval fob which swivels within a frame. The oval fob has moulded details on both faces, a bird on one side and coat of arms on the other, above the coat of arms is a bird with its wings open and there are two birdswith long tails on either side of the shield. Both faces designs are enclosed within a pelleted border. The frame is half an oval in shape and has scars from breaks on the rounded edge. The fob measures 23mm by 19.9mm and is 3.2mm thick.A second object was found with the fob seal. Believed to be related, it is in the form of a trefoil, with two lower lobes and an upper apex loop, with a small knop on the top. This separate fitting fragment measures 16.1mm by 13.6mm and is 3.5mm thick. This fob seal is likely to date to the late Georgian to Victorian period.
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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