YORYM-48A783: YORYM-48A783 Medieval to Post-Medieval cloth seal

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CLOTH SEAL

Unique ID: YORYM-48A783

Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Half of a lead cloth seal. The object comprises an undecorated sub-circular disc. There is an irregularly shaped lug on the reverse, possibly the means of attachment to the other half of the seal.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1066
Date to: Circa AD 1600

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 8.2 mm
Diameter: 16.3 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 21st March 2007

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: York (Unitary Authority)
District: York (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Askham Bryan (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE5548
Four figure Latitude: 53.925222
Four figure longitude: -1.163943
1:25K map: SE5548
1:10K map: SE54NE
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: YORYM
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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