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Description: | A complete cast lead alloy bag seal of Late Post Medieval to Modern dating (18th to 20th Centuries AD).The bag seal is sub circular in plan and consists of two circular discs of lead alloy metal pressed together to secure the string. A diagonal slit is present on one side, suggesting that the string / thread was cut free.One side bears the legend: GRAZIANO PALERMO in two rows of lettering. Below the letter is a line bearing a five petalled flower. Above the lettering is a six pointed star device. The other side bears the triskelion device of three joined legs.It measures 20.45 mm in diameter and 3.62 mm thick. It weighs 6.6 grams.The triskelion device is the symbol for Sicily and has been used since the Greek period. Palermo is the captial of Sicily, suggesting that the manufacturer, Graziano, were based in the captial. Bag seals of this type were used for grain or fertiliser and were in use from the Late 18th Century through to the Early 20th Century AD.
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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