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CLOTH SEAL
Unique ID: SOM-B70FC1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post medieval lead alloy two-disc type cloth seal. Part of one disc and the central rivet survive. The rest of the disc, the other disc and the connecting strip are all missing. The remaining disc has a raised stamped design, possibly of a robed figure or spread eagle in the centre flanked by the letters D/H at the bottom. The other side appears plain or worn. There is no clear impression of the cloth on the inner side. It is now 17.1mm by 11.1mm, 3.6mm thick and it weighs 3.04 grams.
From the limited amount of the design visible it has not been possible to identify it but the general style is similar to seals dating to the Post Medieval period.
Inscription:
D/H
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1750
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 17.1 mm
Width: 11.1 mm
Thickness: 3.6 mm
Weight: 3.04 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
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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