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CLOTH SEAL
Unique ID: IOW-773424
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast lead cloth seal with privy mark (1550-1700).
A two disc seal with a joining strip.
Disc 1 (incomplete): Raised letters P R at side of central staff
Disc 2: Raised radiating lines emanating from letter N
Height: 19.84mm; width: 17.96mm. Weight: 3.38g.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1550
Date to: Exactly AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 19.84 mm
Width: 17.96 mm
Weight: 3.38 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 14th March 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-4-38
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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