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CLOTH SEAL
Unique ID: BERK-270A15
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A lead alloy sub-circular bag or cloth seal. The seal retains both the front and back parts of the seal but the joining hinge is missing. The back disc is smaller than the front disc. The front disc is depicted with St George and the dragon (only part of the dragon is visible). This stamp shows it was approved by an alnager, a person who ensured that the right length of cloth was supplied in the bale before giving the bale the seal as a mark of approval so it could be sold on. The seal dates from the 17th century, until the alnager's post was abolished in 1699.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1699
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.31 mm
Weight: 4.8 g
Diameter: 16.92 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 11th April 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2010.015
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Moulded
Decoration method: Stamped
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
To be known as: Moreton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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