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CLOTH SEAL

Unique ID: SF10764

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A lead two part cloth seal, circular with a diameter of 23mm. Disc one has R P on it, this may be the owners initials. This cloth seal would have been used to mark cloth intended for commercial sale. Such cloth seals were used in Europe between the 13th and 19th centuries (Egan 1995, 1).

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1200
Date to: AD 1900

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 5.82 g
Diameter: 23 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2003

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: PARHAM

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Egan, G.	1992	Leaden Cloth Seals	Oxford	Finds Research Group 700 -1700 Datasheet 3	1

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Created: 21 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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