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Description: | A complete lead alloy bag seal of Modern date (AD 1800-1950). The seal is comprised of a single disk which is perforated by a hole running across its diameter. The holes would have been for wire or textile ligatures which were used to secure a bag. The seal is stamped with text on both sides which gives a probable Russian origin to the seal.One side of the seal reads BOLLW[.....] around the outer parameter of the seal with a five pointed star or flower. The other side reads [.....]...SAL also around the outer parameter and a five pointed star or flower in the centre of the seal. The seal is heavily worn obscuring some of the text.The metal is mid yellow-brown colour.Similar bag seal are recorded in the PAS Database: Unique ID: LON-A311C8 and Unique ID: YORYM-79BF12Diameter, 13.8. Height, 16.4. Weight, 3.1
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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