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Description: | A lead Russian bale seal dating from the 18/19th century from the Estonian port of Narva. The seal is circular with a hole for the cord running from side to side. One side reads: * N : P * / [--] ? 2 H / [1](8)30 *" NP stands for Narva (Estonia), probably the place of export; the next row is codified data about the producer, the then the date. The other side has: "[--]/ E• K O / A [-] R h / [-] 60" with flowers or stars around and among the letters. This is likely to be the title, initial and surname of the control officer with a reference number. Die axis is 3o'clock. Seals like these were used to monitor the quality of flax and hemp originating in Russia in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. There is some damage to the edges.
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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