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Description: | A lead alloy seal, probably a cloth seal of ninteenth century date. It consists of two discs of lead alloy connected by a narrow rectangle of metal which is integral to one disc and folded over the other. Both discs are slightly larger than is usual for cloth seals at 25.5mm and both carry markings. On one side is ornate scrollwork resembling four upright letter S, each with a central, crescent shaped bar and all linked by a narrow tendril that is marked occasionally with triangular leaves and continues in two loops below the scrollwork. This design is contained within a beaded border. On the other disc is a design of letters or numbers inscribed in straight lines. Depending on which way up this is viewed it could be either: a lozenge and a Z above a larger Z, or a large N with a lozenge above a smaller N to the right. The seal is 29.7mm long, 25.5mm wide and 4.7 mm thick. It weighs 13.85 gm.
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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