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Description: | A large, cast lead-alloy bag seal dating to the Post-Medieval period (AD 1500-1700). The seal is roughly circular (now distorted) and has the remains of a suspension or attachment loop at its apex. The obverse of the seal bears the interwoven letters AH ME W over three lines, with a flower to either side, all within a pellet border. The reverse is worn but appears to depict a crown surmounting a harp, again with a flower to either side. This form of seal is for traded copper-alloy wire, made in mills on the Continent during the late 16th or 17th century. They are from the Low Countries up through North Germany to southern Denmark and Sweden. So far this one is not identified but another identical seal is recorded on this database (LVPL-53C7C1). The letters ME is likely the privy mark of what is probably the mill owner; the other letters are likely to refer to the local overlord or the place-name of the mill.
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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