SUR-172FC4: Post medieval: Cloth seal of Geneva

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CLOTH SEAL

Unique ID: SUR-172FC4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

A two-lobe cloth seal for attachment to linen. The seal bears the date [15]76 and the Arms of Geneva.

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1576
Date to: AD 1576

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 8.65 g
Diameter: 20.23 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st September 2008

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 08.1348

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
Parish or ward: Lewes (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ3909
Four figure Latitude: 50.863807
Four figure longitude: -0.02621
1:25K map: TQ3909
1:10K map: TQ30NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SUR
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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