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CLOTH SEAL

Unique ID: SOMDOR-6D1E97

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

One half of a cast lead two-piece cloth seal of post medieval date. The outer side appears to show a haloed St Michael trampling the devil, whose arms are raised in futile defense. The orientation of the other (rivet) side is incomplete and hence not very clear, but it shows an asymmetrical bird-like device with ornate plumage or scrolling, below which is a complex ligature (apparently reading P or R, X, D, E or F, B reversed) with a palm wreath on one side. The imprint around the rivet is from a fine textile. This cloth seal is probably a late sixteenth century or early seventeenth century weaver or clothier's issue (pers comm. Geoff Egan). Dimensions: 23.79mm by 20.74mm by 4.05mm Weight: 6.4g

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1650

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 23.79 mm
Width: 20.74 mm
Thickness: 4.05 mm
Weight: 6.4 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 4th February 2006

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Mendip (District)
To be known as: Pilton area

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Recording Institution: SOMDOR
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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