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Description: | A lead two-disc cloth seal of Post-Medieval date. The upper and lower discs are circular in form and connected by a central lead rivet and a short rectangular connecting strip visible to the upper edge of the seal. Disc one is decorated with what appears to be either a floral motif or the number 88 within an inner circle. This is surrounded by a legend within an outer circle of which the letters []O.R.A.[] can still be read. Disc two is decorated with a crown within an inner circle, possibly with a second object beneath the crown that is now partially obscured by the rivet that perforates the centre of the disc. The object measures 14.30mm in width, 22.39mm in height, 3.10mm in thickness, and weighs 4.04g. This lead cloth seal is similar to examples published from the British Museum dating to the 17th century AD (see for example Egan, 1995: no. 77). It is of probable similar date and may represent an alnage or similar seal.
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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