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CLOTH SEAL

Unique ID: BH-8B8A83

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A worn and corroded lead alnage seal of early 17th to 18th century AD date. A similar seal is can be seen in G. Egan's "Lead cloth seals and related items in the British Museum" (1994; pp. 178; no. 132) and, it is suggested, may be of Charles II period. The seal consists of two sub-circular discs joined at one end by a folded connecting strip. One of the upper faces has a raised design showing a lion rampant above a crown. The numbers I and I/2 - the subsidy rate in pence - are located either side of the design. The reverse shows the head of a male monarch facing right. Both designs are surrounded by a circular border made up of several closely-spaced dashes. The piece measures 16.5mm long, 13.9mm high and 2.5mm thick; it weighs 2.98g.

Class: Alnage

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: with finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1625
Date to: Circa AD 1730

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 16.5 mm
Width: 13.9 mm
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: 2.98 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st May 2006

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Ver 06/96 - 50

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Graveley

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: with finder
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Egan, G.	1994	Lead cloth seals and related items in the British Museum	London	Department of Medieval and Later Antiquities, British Museum	178_no.132

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Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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