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Description: | An incomplete Hungarian lead alloy flour bag seal which is Modern in date. The seal is 3.9mm thick, 19.2mm in diameter and weighs 6.19g. It is formed from a sub-circular disc with two slots running through it sideways for the string or cord tying the bag. Part of the design is still visible on the front disc and is a raised outer border and the number 0 (zero) inside a triangle formed by three ears of corn; to the left side of the triangle is the initial M. The design is off centre and worn. The back disc is very worn and the design is no longer visible. This seal has a creamy white patina.Comparison to other seals on The Bag Seal Gallery (http://ourpasthistory.com/Gallerya/main.php?g2_itemId=15431&g2_page=35) suggests that this is a Hungarian Flour bag seal. Better preserved similar examples can be seen to have a design of a "Triangle formed by three ears of cereal. Along the left stem is the letter M, along the right stem is the letter T and under the base stem is the letter G. at the centre of the triangle is the number 8". On the reverse, the standard design seems to be:"CONCORDIA" curved along the top with "GOZMALOM" (a town in Hungary) curved upwards below that. In the centre are the initials "RT" and curved downwards below this is "DAMPFMUL A.G.". Finally curved at the very bottom edge is "BUDAPEST".DAMPF MUHLEN A.G. suggests a German steam mill manufacturer - see http://ourpasthistory.com/Gallerya/main.php?g2_itemId=29404 for more details. Other examples with a number 1 in the triangle, and also zero like this example have also been found. See http://ourpasthistory.com/Gallerya/main.php?g2_itemId=16045.
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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