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Description: | One half of a post-medieval lead alloy cloth seal. When complete the cloth seal would have comprised of two discs interconnected by a bar. The remaining disc represented here depicts a crown above portcullis design on the face, which was a popular image on cloth seals throughout the 16th century in particular. The back of the disc has a lump of lead still present from the sealing.Dimensions: weight 4.65g, diameter 18mm, thickness (inc lead on back) 5mmPAS record SUSS-C074D5 notes that: "The portcullis was the main design for alnage seals in the late Tudor period... and continued in use into the early seventeenth century" (Egan 1995:9)". Alnage seals indicated the cloth had been checked for quality by a Crown official and that the subsidy (tax) had been paid. Compare also IOW-5A65C5 and NMS-50AA24.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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