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Description: | Lead cloth seal. A pair of cast discs joined by sprue which have been clenched together. The larger disc bears the Roman numeral XII. This may indicate a cloth of 12 yards length, or may indicate the weight of a cloth. There are no other indications that the seal represents official inspection. The use of Roman numerals to denote length or weight is known from seals of later 16th to 17th-century date (Egan, G. et al, 1994; Lead Cloth Seals and Related Items in the British Museum, London, [British Museum] Department of Medieval and Later Antiquities Occasional Paper no. 93, page 89). Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1575-1650.Diameter: 19.0mm, Thickness: 2.20mm, Weight: 4.17gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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