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SEAL MATRIX
Unique ID: SUR-1D7B05
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A 19th century watch fob or pendant seal with a large oval orange stone, possibly chalcedony or carnelian, set within a thin silver frame. The stone depicts, on one side, a helmeted bust, right, possibly Minerva and on the other a monogram of letters, possibly JP, likely the initials of the owner. The silver frame is constructed from a band of metal, with a pair of parallel grooves running around the outside and a pair of drilled pivot points at either end of the long axis to mount the seal within a rotating suspension frame, now missing.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1800
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23.1 mm
Width: 19.7 mm
Thickness: 5.6 mm
Weight: 5.43 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 10th October 2020
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Gem
Secondary material: Silver
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Reigate and Banstead (District)
Parish or ward: Merstham (District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ2653
Four figure Latitude: 51.26224268
Four figure longitude: -0.19552386
1:25K map: TQ2653
1:10K map: TQ25SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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