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Description: | An incomplete Post Medieval lead alloy cloth seal of unknown type (c. 1500-1700 AD). Only one disc survives with the integral central rivet on the reverse, which previously held the two discs together. There is a slight protrusion on the edge of the disc, suggesting that this is where the connecting strip which held the discs together was once attached; this is an old break.The seal is decorated with a central key, with two bits on one side of the shaft. On either side of the key, there are four groups of raised pellets each consisting of a varied number of pellets. The key and the grouped pellets are contained within a pellet border. The reverse of the seal has a raised, central mound which is the integral rivet, which has been folded over and is undecorated. Overall the seal is cream and light grey.It measures 16.8 mm in diameter, 4.5 mm thick and weighs 2.6 g.
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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