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CLOTH SEAL

Unique ID: SF7604

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Complete lead cloth seal, 23-24 mm in diameter. Disc 2 is stamped with a portcullis with four vertical bars ending in points, and three horizontal bars; there is a crown above and a chain to either side. The inscription around is indecipherable. Disc 1 apparently has no stamp. A county alnage (cloth tax) seal, but the name of the county can no longer be read.

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1540
Date to: AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 24 mm
Width: 23 mm
Weight: 9.73 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st October 2001

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: GREAT GLEMHAM

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Created: 22 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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