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SEAL MATRIX
Unique ID: BERK-7C7167
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast copper alloy seal matrix of post Medieval date. The handle is waisted, with a conical base which expands into an openwork trefoil terminal comprised of four loops, with a larger suspension loop over a transverse row of three. The dieface is circular. The design is two letters ?WC with a star positioned centrally above and below.
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 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 13.6 mm
Height: 28.6 mm
Width: 14.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 3rd November 2019
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Chichester (District)
Parish or ward: Duncton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU9617
Four figure Latitude: 50.94445671
Four figure longitude: -0.63490274
1:25K map: SU9617
1:10K map: SU91NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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