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Description: | An incomplete cast lead cloth seal of Post-Medieval date. Part of two discs joined by a possible central rivet survive intact, the remainder of the object now missing due to old breaks. One face depicts the remains of a portcullis, whilst the other appears to carry a legend in Roman numerals, within a rectangle, reading XXVII. The entire object measures 19.71mm in length, 24.51mm in width, 2.62mm in thickness, and 4.22g in weight.This is an incomplete lead cloth seal, probably an alnage seal of Post-Medieval date. The legend 'XXVII' may indicate the length of the cloth to which the seal was originally attached, in this case 27 yards(?), although this remains a little uncertain due to the preservation of the object. It is likely to be of early Post-Medieval date, probably in the 16th to 17th centuries 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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