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Description: | An incomplete Post Medieval lead alloy cloth seal, 16th-17th century. The cloth seal has been cast with a raised privy mark on the obverse of the initials R S separated by a cruciform shape with crosslets on each arm. There remain traces of what may have been a circular pellet border around this entire design. The reverse of the seal is undecorated; the transverse gap between the two folded sides is visible around the outside edge. The lead alloy has acquired a dark grey-black patina. Dimensions: length: 29.03mm; thickness: 4.36mm; diameter: 21.56mm; weight: 10.16g.Identification and dating by Tony Pilson and Ian Smith based on foreshore context.Reference: Egan, G. 1994. Lead cloth seals and related items in the British Museum. Occasional Paper 93. The British Museum Press; London.
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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