|
Date: |
|
Description: | A complete cast lead Russian bag or bale seal of late post-medieval date. The seal is sub-circular in plan with worn edges and a roughly rectangular cross section. It is comprised of a single disc of metal which is perforated by holes running across its diameter which would have been for wire or textile ligatures to secure a bag.Traces of stamped text can be seen on both sides of the seal and read:C[-]//H[---]//I[-]//18[--]AndII[--]C//IH[-]OP//HOO[-]The text on one side is likely to represent the initials and surname of the Quality Control Officer and possibly a code for the location at which the Officer worked or the registered number of the sealing tongs he used. The opposite side is likely to have denoted the place of export and possibly the producer of the goods.The metal is a mid greyish-white colour and is worn. The seal is 21.2mm in diameter, 5.9m thick and weighs 12.7g.Lead bale and cloth seals were used between the 13th and 19th centuries as a means of identification and as a component of regulation and quality control. Unlike cloth seals bale seals comprise single discs used to identify textiles, as well as parcels and bales of trade goods. The obverse would typically display a city's arms, and the reverse would record data such as the length or width of fabric or the weight of a parcel.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
SEAL
A complete lead Russian bag…
-
SEAL
A complete cast lead bag…
-
SEAL
A complete cast lead bag…
-
SEAL
A complete cast lead bag…
-
SEAL
A complete cast lead Russian…
-
SEAL
A complete cast lead bag…
-
SEAL
A complete cast lead Russian…
-
SEAL
A complete cast lead bag…
-
SEAL
A complete lead bag or…
-
SEAL
A complete cast lead bag…
|