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CLOTH SEAL
Unique ID: SOM-37AA16
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval lead alloy two disc type alnage cloth seal. Only part of one disc remains with the central rivet which would have attached it to the other disc. The edges of the disc, with most of the connecting strip, have also broken away. The complete disc is plain or possibly very worn. The end of the rivet shows part of the stamped design of the royal arms. It is now 17.3mm by 17.2mm and 3.3mm thick and it weighs 3.06 grams.
Cloth seals bearing a the royal arms were used to show the piece had paid the appropriate taxes (alnage). Without more detail of the design it is hard to date it precisely but it may be late Medieval in date as the portcullis was more popular from the 16th century onwards.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1550
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 17.3 mm
Width: 17.2 mm
Thickness: 3.3 mm
Weight: 3.06 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st April 2013 - Tuesday 30th April 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 22463
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: West Somerset (District)
To be known as: Carhampton CP
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. | 1994 | Lead cloth seals and related items in the British Museum | London | Department of Medieval and Later Antiquities, British Museum |
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