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Description: | The object is a Russian seal used by officials on bales of flax. The seals tend to give their origin, the name of the official and where they originated (Sullivan, J. 2000 Lead Seals of Russian Origin in Fife Tayside and Fife Archaeological Journal Vol. 6, p.211-227). In this case the origin is at present unknown. However the date of 1781 is given. It is made from cast lead alloy which has been stamped.
In plan the seal is an oval shape. One face is stamped with the inscription ?*N P / AKI[ ][ ] / 1781? The reverse reads *A:M / EM[ ]* / KON * / M51 The N is reverse barred. Both legends are within an incomplete high-relief border. Running through the side of the seal there are two parallel holes.
The surface is oxidised and is a cream colour. The seal measures 23.11mm long, 20.61mm wide and 5.34mm thick. It weighs 12.53g. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1781 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Angie Bolton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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