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Description: | An incomplete lead alloy early post-medieval cloth seal, consisting of one of the discs of a two-part seal. The remaining disc bears the moulded design of a crowned portcullis, however the central hole for the attachment of the second disc has removed most of the design. Around the outer edge of the seal is part of an inscription, 'S' VLNA..' which would translate as 'Seal of alnage...'. The seal is quite worn and the tab which would have attached the second disc is not clearly defined. The reverse of the disc is plain and undecorated.This is probably a county seal dating to early in the reign of Elizabeth I; unfortunately the location of the county's name is too worn to discern. Egan (2001:49) suggests that cloth seals with this type of legend are earlier in the series than many, however he also states (ibid. 60) that the crown over portcullis motif is likely to date to the reign of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) and the late sixteenth century (idib. 49), so a date of c. AD 1575-1603 is tentatively suggested for this example.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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