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Description: | A complete two part lead or lead alloy cloth seal, of probable Post Medieval dating (16th to 18th Centuries AD).The cloth seal consists of two circular discs, secured together with a intergral rivet, hammered flat. No traces of a connecting strip between the two discs survive. One disc has an incuse capital letter H with a smaller letter X below it. The other disc appears to have a capital letter A within a wreath on it. Soil is present between both discs.It measures 18.5 mm in diameter and is 3.6 mm thick. Each disc is 1.5 mm thick. It weighs 6.3 g.The cloth seal is a mid grey to off white colour, with an even surface patina.Several similar cloth seals have been recorded on the PAS database, all are considered to be Post Medieval in dating (16th to 18th Centuries AD). These examples include: BH-966FC0; BH-FDA367 and NMS-437F62.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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