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Description: | Lead bale seal, 17-18th century in date.It is sub-circular in plan with relief designs on both faces. The obverse is two lines of writing '1'2/ TM', the reverse is a square shield with a cross in the centre. In the top left hand quarter there are five pellets, arranged in an X-shape. The shield is surrounded by a border of pellets.A bale seal is different to a cloth seal, it is put on the outside of a bale of cloth or other merchandise, usually on string.This seal was found in the same field as 6 others.
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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