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CLOTH SEAL
Unique ID: SOM-37EFC5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval lead alloy two disc type cloth seal. Only part of one disc remains with the central rivet which would have attached it to the other disc. About half of the disc, with the connecting strip, has broken away. The complete disc is plain. The end of the rivet shows part of the stamped design of three overlapping lozenge outlines along a central line. It is now 23.7mm by 16.3mm and 3.6mm thick and it weighs 4.00 grams.
This may be a privy mark used by a weaver, dyer or searcher. Without more detail it is hard to date but the general style suggests it may be post medieval.
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 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1750
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23.7 mm
Width: 16.3 mm
Thickness: 3.6 mm
Weight: 4 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.
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